site.btaCustoms Officers Seize 240,000+ Undeclared British Pounds at Vidin - Calafat Border Checkpoint

Customs Officers Seize 240,000+ Undeclared British Pounds at Vidin - Calafat Border Checkpoint
Customs Officers Seize 240,000+ Undeclared British Pounds at Vidin - Calafat Border Checkpoint
£241,020 undeclared British pounds, detained by the customs officers in Vidin (Photo: Sofia Appellate Prosecutor's Office)

Customs officers found and detained 241,020 undeclared British pounds during an inspection of a lorry at ​​the Danube Bridge border checkpoint near Vidin - Calafat, the Customs Agency said on Tuesday.

The customs officers carried out an inspection of the vehicle, during which they found a case with 44 packages wrapped in black nylon containing a total of GBP 241,020. 

The driver, a Turkish citizen, has been detained for up to 72 hours for failing to declare the money and pre-trial proceedings have been initiated in the case. 

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