Customs at Kapitan Andreevo seize contraband worth over 53,000 euros in a truck
3.6 million cigarette filters, 1,513 e-cigarettes plus hidden medicines and phones: Bulgarian customs officers stop a truck heading for Turkey.
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Customs officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing have seized undeclared goods worth more than 53,000 euros, the Customs Agency said, BNT reported. During an inspection on Oct. 26, officers stopped a truck travelling from Bulgaria to Turkey. According to its papers, it was carrying groupage cargo from the Netherlands and Germany.
In the cargo hold, officers found 3.6 million cigarette filters, 1,513 e-cigarettes, 4,600 tobacco sticks, plus spare cartridges, vaporiser heads and chargers. In hidden boxes they also discovered 60 packs of injectable medicines and 99 mobile phones.
The goods were seized, and pre-trial proceedings were opened under the supervision of the Haskovo District Prosecutor's Office. The Customs Agency did not say how many people were involved.