Yambol District Prosecutor’s Office detained Marian S. for up to 72 hours. The 23-year-old man is accused of trying to smuggle 23,608 kg across the country. cocaine. The crime was committed on December 16, 2020, at the Lesovo border checkpoint. Details about the case were presented to the media by Prosecutor Doychin Doychev – Administrative Head of the District Prosecutor’s Office – Yambol and Mr. Svetoslav Vladimirov – Director General of the General Directorate “Customs Intelligence and Investigation” at the Customs Agency.
Prosecutor Doychev announced that the narcotic substance was found in a car with Belgian registration, which was checked on a route for outgoing cars from the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Turkey. The driver of the car was brought to criminal responsibility, against whom a request for taking a measure of restraint “detention in custody” will be submitted today (18.12.2020). The total value of the seized narcotic substance amounts to over BGN 2 million at court prices. Prosecutor Doychev added that Marian S. was convicted in 2018, when he was sentenced for driving a car under the influence of drugs.
The car was selected for a thorough customs inspection, during which the customs officers found an additionally installed metal cover over a factory cavity in the trunk, intended for the spare tire. After removing the lid, a total of 22 packages were found in the adapted cache, taped. During the on-site field drug test, the contents of the packages reacted to cocaine, Svetoslav Vladimirov of the Customs Agency told the media. For this crime, the accused can receive a sentence of 15 to 20 years “imprisonment”. The law also provides for a fine in the amount of BGN 200 to 300 thousand.
Source: Customs Agency