Customs officers from a mobile team of the Ruse Customs Directorate discovered cigarettes concealed in secret compartments of one passenger car and two trucks during three separate inspections. A total of 1,130 cartons without Bulgarian excise labels were seized. On April 30, 2026, a mobile team from the “Anti-Drug Trafficking” and “X-Ray Systems” units at … 🡆
Over 3,773 boxes of nicotine substitutes and more than 400 kilograms of hookah tobacco have been seized by officers from the “Customs Intelligence and Investigation” department at the Sofia Customs Territorial Directorate over the past 15 months. The latest case uncovered two courier parcels containing excise goods without the necessary legal grounds. On March 19, … 🡆
Customs officers in the Vidin area seized 10,233 textile products – including t-shirts, shirts, hats, and sportswear – suspected of violating trademark rights. The items were confiscated during an inspection near the Bulgarian-Romanian border. On August 8, 2025, after a risk analysis, customs officials from the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate stopped a cargo truck … 🡆
Customs officers at the Kalotina Border Crossing detected 288 kg of contraband hookah tobacco hidden in a cargo vehicle. The officers seized 1,440 packages found in a Bulgarian-registered truck arriving from Serbia. On July 20, 2025, a cargo vehicle driven by a Bulgarian citizen, identified as A.C., arrived at the Kalotina Border Crossing. The driver … 🡆
Customs officers from Sofia Customs Office, together with inspectors from the National Revenue Agency (NRA) and police officers from the General Directorate for Combatting Organized Crime (GDCCOC), confiscated a total of 24,053 items, including children’s toys, balloons, and branded bags suspected of being counterfeit. Between April 3–5, 2025, following a risk assessment, a team from … 🡆
During a customs inspection of a bus stopped near Ruse, inspectors discovered a significant amount of medical products used for cosmetic procedures. On February 25, 2025, at around 5:00 PM, customs officers stopped a Ukrainian-registered bus traveling from Bulgaria to Ukraine near the Danube Bridge – Ruse. The vehicle was directed to a customs facility … 🡆
Customs officers from the Ruse Customs Directorate seized a large amount of cigarette filter paper, branded with the logo of a well-known brand. On October 24, 2024, at around 1:15 PM, at the Danube Bridge border checkpoint in Ruse, they stopped a truck driven by a Bulgarian citizen en route from Bulgaria to the Czech … 🡆
The vehicle was selected for a thorough customs inspection, including an X-ray, which revealed suspicious densities in the cargo.