Customs officers at Kapitan Andreevo Border Crossing Point seized 101,900 euros during an inspection of a truck leaving the country.
On April 4, 2026, around an hour and a half after midnight, a tractor with a semi-trailer with Turkish registration arrived at the checkpoint. The driver, a Turkish citizen, presented regular documents for the goods transported from Germany via Bulgaria to Turkey. After a risk analysis, the vehicle was selected for a thorough customs inspection.
During the control actions, in the driver's cabin, in the air duct of the dashboard, customs officers found euro banknotes in denominations of 200, 100, 50 and 20 euros with a total value of over 100,000 euros.
A pre-trial investigation has been initiated in the case by an investigating customs inspector under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office - Haskovo - Territorial Department - Svilengrad.
The driver, a 27-year-old Turkish citizen, has been charged with a crime under Art. 251, para. 1 of the Penal Code and a "cash guarantee" measure of 10,000 euros has been taken against him.