Balgarianovinite.com Customs officers at Lesovo border crossing discovered nearly 363 kg of marijuana in a lorry transporting washing machines, the Customs Agency said on Friday. The narcotic substance is valued at around EUR 3 million at judicial prices.
On Thursday, the lorry with Romanian registration arrived at the Lesovo border crossing on the outbound lane from the country. In the customs control area, the driver, a Turkish national, presented documents stating that he was transporting washing machines in transit from Romania to Turkey via Bulgaria and declared that he had nothing else to declare. A thorough customs inspection was carried out, during which customs officers discovered 25 boxes placed on top of the declared washing machines in the cargo, containing a total of 338 vacuum-sealed packages of dry green leafy substance. Field drug tests carried out on the substance in the packages reacted positive for marijuana.
A total of 362 kg gross weight of marijuana was seized. The driver has been detained and pre-trial proceedings have been initiated in the case. The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Yambol is to submit to the court a request for the imposition of a remand measure of detention in custody. Some 363 Kg Marijuana Worth EUR 3 Mln Seized at Lesovo Border Crossing 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-24 15:47:08 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law