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Bulgarian-Greek Teams Control Cross-Border Traffic

Sofia, August 5 (BTA) - Joint Bulgarian-Greek teams are conducting a road traffic control campaign along the two countries' common border between August 5 and October 30, the Interior Ministry in Sofia said on Friday.

The officers are watching for possible speeding and overtaking offences, drink driving, invalid driver and vehicle licences, goods smuggling, and trafficking in illegal migrants.

The joint checks are being carried out on a reciprocal basis at the border crossings of Koulata/Promachonas, Ilinden/Exochi, Zlatograd/Thermes, Makaza/Nymfaia, Ivailovgrad/Kyprinos and Svilengrad/Ormenio. According to an approved schedule, Bulgarian traffic police are taking part in checks in Greece while Greek officers are helping patrols organized by the regional directorates of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry in Blagoevgrad, Smolyan, Kurdjali and Haskovo.