Large-scale operation: Over 300 kg of laughing gas seized near Chernomorets

12.08.2025 | Crime News

The police in Burgas uncovered a large-scale case of nitrous oxide trafficking, detaining two vehicles with Sofia registration, loaded with dozens of boxes of dangerous vials.

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The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Interior in Burgas conducted a successful operation to suppress the distribution of laughing gas along the Black Sea coast. Criminal officers seized impressive quantities of prohibited substances from two light vehicles with Sofia registration.

During a thorough check, police officers discovered more than 50 boxes with various vials, with a total weight exceeding 300 kilograms. Multiple balloons were found in the vehicles, apparently intended for distribution among tourists along the coastline.

This incident is a continuation of another successful operation a week ago near the village of Kosharitsa, when 20 boxes with six vials of 670 grams each were confiscated, as well as 18 two-liter vials of laughing gas.

All seized substances have been detained, and the competent authorities have initiated an official case to determine the origin and scale of the illegal activity.