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Bulgarian weightlifting champ caught in Brazil cocaine bust
Oct 27, 2011, 16:06 GMT
Sofia - Bulgarian weightlifter Galabin Boevski was arrested in Brazil and charged with drug smuggling, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia confirmed Thursday.
The Olympic medalist was detained in Sao Paolo's international airport and stands accused of carrying nine kilograms of cocaine.
Boevski ranked in the lightweight category, winning a gold medal in 2000 in Sydney and European titles in 2002 and 2003.
He was been suspended for eight years after failing a doping test in 2004.
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