Helicopter and 250kg of marijuana seized in Yambol raid
DANS and GDBOP found 250kg of marijuana worth €2M and a suspected smuggling helicopter at a former grain store in Zimnitsa on 1 June 2026. Four people were placed in pre-trial detention as the helicopter's role was examined.
🇧🇬 Zimnitsa, Straldzha, Yambol · Bulgaria
- Arrested
- 4
- Cannabis
- 250 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- EUR 2,000,000
More than 250 kilograms of marijuana worth around €2 million and a helicopter
believed to have been used to smuggle narcotics were seized in a special
police operation in the Yambol region.[1]
The aircraft was discovered at a former grain storage facility in the village
of Zimnitsa near Straldzha during a joint operation by the State Agency for
National Security (DANS) and the anti-organised crime directorate GDBOP.[1]
Four people were placed in pre-trial detention, officials said at a joint
press conference quoted by BTA.[1] Investigators said the helicopter’s
exact role in the suspected trafficking network was still being clarified.[1]
Sources
- Bulgaria seizes helicopter, marijuana worth 2 Million Euros in anti-drug raid. BNR News, 1 June 2026. In English. Archived copy.
Open questions the AI reported
- No second outlet account was found; the suspects' identities, the helicopter's exact role and the operation's date were not reported beyond the 1 June press conference.