Abductors free daughter, 10, of Bulgaria ‘drug lord’

2Առևանգիչները ազատ են արձակել Բուլղարիայի կոկաինի թրաֆիկինգի «լորդիÂThe kidnapped 10-year-old daughter of one of Bulgaria’s alleged cocaine-trafficking lords, Evelin “Brendo” Banev has been released after 47 days in captivity, police said Monday.

Lara Baneva was left at a parking lot in the capital around 10:00 pm (1900 GMT) Sunday and walked to a nearby police station, the interior ministry said.

The girl was in good physical condition and was put under psychological care, it added.

State BNR radio reported that a ransom of 500,000 euros ($653,000) was paid for her release, but the information was not officially confirmed.

Lara Baneva was kidnapped on March 5 in the posh Boyana neighbourhood on Sofia’s outskirts while being driven to school.

Witness reports said three masked men had opened fire on the car, wounding the driver and abducting her.