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The customs officials of the Malko Tarnovo customs post found undeclared 245,255 euros and 807.14 grams of gold articles during an inspection of a car traveling to Turkey.

On 11.01.2023, around 7.20 p.m., the BMW brand car with foreign registration arrives at Malko Tarnovo highway on the exit route for cars and buses.

At the customs control area, the driver and his passenger, Romanian citizens, stated that they had nothing to declare.

During the subsequent customs check, the inspectors found wads of euro banknotes in the personal bag of the passenger in the car.

In the course of the control actions, bundles of currency and articles of yellow metal were found, stuck around the passenger's waist.

Articles of yellow metal and currency were also found under the back seat of the vehicle.

A total of undeclared currency in the amount of 245,255 euros with a BGN equivalent of 479,677 BGN was found, as well as 807.14 grams of yellow metal products - used jewelry and ingots.

According to the expertise carried out by an expert, all yellow metal products are made of 14 karat gold (sample 585) and are worth BGN 51,576.

The undeclared currency and gold articles for a total of BGN 531,253 were seized.

The Romanian citizen traveling in the car with the initials DG has indicated in his written explanations that the entire amount of currency and gold is his property.

Photo: Customs Agency

In this case, a pre-trial proceeding was initiated by an investigating customs inspector from TD Mitnitsa Burgas, which is being conducted under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office - Burgas.

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