Currency with the equivalent of nearly BGN 860,000 was found by customs officials during an inspection of a truck, the Customs Agency reported.

In the early hours of 26.01.2023, at the Vidin border crossing in the area of ​​Danube Bridge 2, a truck entering the country, driven by a Turkish citizen, was stopped for inspection.

He declared to the customs authorities that he had nothing to declare.

During an inspection, customs officers found £47,000 hidden in a pot in the pantry.

An X-ray scan was also carried out, where another €385,000 was found in the area of ​​the rear beam of the trailer.

An act was drawn up to establish an administrative violation under Art.

18a, para.

1 of the Currency Law.

The total BGN equivalent of the established currency is BGN 858,014.64.

Customs officials seized undeclared currency worth nearly BGN 680,000.

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