Bulgarian authorities seize marijuana worth 7.1 mln dollars at border with Türkiye


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  • Tuesday, 16 Sep 2025

SOFIA, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian authorities have seized 739.180 kg of marijuana worth 7.1 million U.S. dollars at the Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint on the country's border with Türkiye, the National Customs Agency (NCA) said on Monday.

The illicit drug was discovered after a cargo composition consisting of a tractor and a semi-trailer with German registration arrived at the "Outgoing Freight Vehicles" lane of the checkpoint on Sept. 11, an hour before midnight, the NCA said.

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