At Sofia Airport yesterday, border police detained a Syrian who tried to import drugs into the country, the Ministry of the Interior announced.

He arrived on a flight from Berlin, having presented a refugee travel document issued by Germany at the border check.

Three detained during a special operation in Veliko Tarnovo

During a search of his luggage, border guards found a paper package containing 10g of a green grassy substance that tested positive for cannabis in a field drug test.

A plastic box of chewing gum with 182 tablets - amphetamine - was also discovered.

The drugs were hidden in specially designed cavities in his suitcase.

The foreigner was detained for 24 hours, and pre-trial proceedings were initiated in the case.

Today it became known about cases in which customs officers found undeclared currency with a BGN equivalent of over BGN 1,300,000 on Danube Bridge 2 near Vidin-Kalafat.

The currency was discovered on two occasions - on December 30, 2022 and January 3, 2023, during the inspection of trucks with Turkish registration.

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