site.btaCustoms Officers at Lesovo Checkpoint on Border with Turkiye Seize 198 Smuggled Guns

Customs officers at the Lesovo checkpoint on the border with Turkiye seized 198 smuggled guns and 120 magazines for ammunition hidden in a truck, the Customs Agency said on Tuesday.

On May 18, a truck with foreign registration plates, driven by a Turkish citizen arrived at the checkpoint. At customs control, the driver presented documents stating that he was transporting packages containing auto parts and dyes from Turkiye to Norway via Bulgaria. Customs officers conducted a thorough inspection of the vehicle and found seven undeclared boxes hidden among the packages with the declared goods.

The boxes contained 198 sets of guns with empty magazines and an additional 120 empty gun magazines.

The contraband guns and magazines were seized. A pre-trial investigation has been initiated by the Burgas Customs Territorial Directorate, conducted by an investigating customs inspector under the supervision of the Yambol District Prosecutor’s Office. The driver has been detained for up to 72 hours. The District Prosecutor’s Office in Yambol is expected to submit to the court a request for the imposition of a remand measure of detention in custody.