Instead of being victimized by official corruption, or more likely, taking advantage of it, Carpetblogger seems to have exposed it!
Almost certainly as a result of this post, the Bulgarian government is shutting down the skeezy border "duty free" shops, that the Chiplomat and I concluded are best source of mobbed-up Moscowskaya vodka within three hours drive of Istanbul. Apparently the EU says such places are "a focal point" for corruption and organized crime. While this may be the case, I suggest the EU drive a little farther into Bulgaria and they might find one or two other focal points.
This is bad news for people who think Bulgaria is a good source of cheap vodka. It's good news, however, for people who want to think Bulgaria is anything other than the only ex-Soviet Republic that managed to join the EU.
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