site.btaTurkish Citizen Charged with Smuggling BGN 246,649 at Kapitan Andreevo Checkpoint

The District Prosecutor's Office of Haskovo, Territorial Department Svilengrad has charged as a defendant in summary proceedings Y.O., 37, Turkish citizen, for not fulfilling his obligation to declare in writing to the customs authorities the currency carried across the border of the country, which is external to the European Union, the prosecutor's office said on Monday.

The truck driven by the Turkish citizen was travelling from Germany to Turkey via Bulgaria. During an inspection, customs officials found undeclared cash totalling EUR 126,110. The total amount of undeclared cash is equivalent to approximately BGN 246,649.

An investigation is currently being carried out under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office of Haskovo, Territorial Department Svilengrad.