Another attempt to illegally transfer gold jewelry was prevented by the customs officers of the Kapitan Andreevo police station.

On 02.08.2022, a car brand "Volkswagen Sharan" with Bulgarian registration arrived at the checkpoint on its way from Turkey to Bulgaria.

The driver and the five passengers - Bulgarian citizens state that they are not carrying goods to be declared.

The vehicle was selected for a thorough customs inspection, during which 24 polyethylene bags containing yellow metal articles were found in a factory cavity in front of the passenger seat.

During a personal examination of the driver, 3 transparent envelopes also containing yellow metal items were found in his underwear. 

Customs officers found more than 310,000 undeclared euros in the air duct of a truck

According to the expertise carried out by the expert, the jewelry found has a total weight of 1,838.20 grams and a value of BGN 165,438.

In this case, a pre-trial proceeding was initiated by an investigative customs inspector under the supervision of the Haskovo District Prosecutor's Office.

Regarding the driver with initials S.V.

a measure of remand has been taken, as well as a ban on leaving the country, except with the permission of the supervising prosecutor. 

Just a few days ago, nearly 3 kg of gold and silver ornaments were found hidden in a specially built cache of a bus.

From the beginning of the year to the present, the customs officers of MP Kapitan Andreevo have detained nearly 83 kg of precious metal products.