Balgarianovinite.com Customs officers seized 82.3 kg of marijuana worth more than BGN 1.3 million in the area of the Danube Bridge at Ruse, the Customs Agency reported on Thursday.
The offence was detected on December 17 at around 23:30 hrs after a van driven by a 50-year-old Bulgarian crossed the bridge from Romania into Bulgaria. Customs officers conducted an initial check of the van, which they had picked at random, and then the vehicle was redirected to the specialized facilities of the Ruse Customs Directorate for a thorough examination. The marijuana was found hidden in four panels forming part of an air conditioning and heating system. The drug was expertly packaged in 73 packets, distributed across the four metal panels. Thanks to the effective work of the Ruse customs staff, the drug was located and confiscated.
The Ruse Regional Prosecutor’s Office (RRPO) charged the driver with transporting high-risk narcotic substances across the national border in particularly large quantities. The prescribed punishment for this offence is 15 to 20 years’ imprisonment and a fine of up to BGN 300,000.
The suspect has been detained for 72 hours. On December 19, the RRPO will ask for indefinite detention of the man. He has a police record for past crimes and has been convicted 16 times for various offences. The investigation continues under the RRPO’s supervision.
The inspection of the van was carried out according to compensatory security rules after the removal of border controls at the Bulgarian-Romanian border as the two countries became full members of the Schengen free travel area on January 1, 2025, the Customs Agency said. 82 kg Marijuana Seizure at Danube Bridge Could Bring 15 to 20 Years’ Imprisonment for Van Driver 2025 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-12-18 19:14:45 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