National Customs Agency

11,180 kg of cocaine and 5,199.07 grams of gold bars worth a total of 1,431,906.6 euros were discovered by customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo BCP during an inspection of a truck leaving the country.

On 22.02.2026, at around 10 am, a semi-trailer tractor with a Turkish registration arrived at the post. The driver, a Turkish citizen, declared the goods being transported - flowers, from the Netherlands via Bulgaria to Turkey. The customs officer, performing documentary control and weighing with the electronic axle load scale, selected the vehicle for a thorough customs inspection, including with X-ray equipment. Analysis of the X-ray image shows areas of suspicious density. A customs dog was also involved in the control actions. During the subsequent physical control, 10 packages containing a white powdery substance were found in the driver's cabin. A field drug test was performed, which showed a reaction to cocaine. The total gross weight of the drugs found was 11.180 kg, worth 1,028,923.78 euros.

A customs officer also performed a personal examination of the driver. In the pockets of his jacket, 3 packages containing casts of molten yellow metal were found. According to the expert examination, the casts were made of gold with a total weight of 5,199.07 grams, worth 402,982.82 euros.

The drugs, the gold casts, the driver and the vehicle used to commit the crime were detained. Pre-trial proceedings were initiated in the case by an investigating customs inspector under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office - Haskovo.

As a result of the investigative actions carried out, together with the Directorate General for Combating Organized Crime, two more persons involved in the case were identified and detained.

Work on the case continues.