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GKPP Kapitan Andreevo
6500 GKPP Kapitan Andreevo
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About this office
Kapitan Andreevo is Bulgaria's busiest road border crossing with Turkey, in the Maritsa valley near Svilengrad. The customs post operates around the clock, handling transit, departure, destination and full import-export controls for trucks on the E85 route.
Fun fact
In July 2025, Operation Orient Express at Kapitan Andreevo uncovered 206 kg of cocaine in a Congolese diplomatic vehicle — a record for Bulgaria’s land crossings. The driver was Bulgarian, one passenger Belgian, and the diplomat served as second counsellor at the DRC embassy to the Benelux countries.
Frequently asked questions
Kapitan Andreevo is the largest border crossing between Bulgaria and Turkey and one of the busiest in the EU. An estimated 70 per cent of smuggling from Turkey into the European Union through Bulgaria passes through this single point. The office reference code is BG001015.
In July 2025, Operation Orient Express uncovered 206 kg of cocaine worth BGN 37 million (USD 22 million) in a diplomatic vehicle from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Previously, 739 kg of marijuana worth over EUR 6 million had also been seized.
In one operation, over 125 kg of gold ingots, coins and gold material worth more than BGN 10.6 million were seized — a gold smuggling record spanning over 40 years at the Bulgarian border. The previous record was approximately 40 kg.
Yes, corruption was endemic. In one operation, 33 customs officers were arrested for taking bribes ranging from EUR 2-5 per car to EUR 150-300 per bus. Over 140 law-enforcement officers conducted the raid, 106 homes were searched, and a 12-km lorry queue formed for over 48 hours.
Regular seizures include cigarettes (over one million in a single operation), undeclared currencies (EUR 5.8 million intercepted in 2025), counterfeit goods (over 7,600 items violating intellectual property rights), and even half a kilogram of mercury.
Waiting times vary widely — tens of minutes under normal conditions, but during anti-corruption operations or heightened inspections queues stretch to 12 kilometres and last over 48 hours. Current wait times are published by the Bulgarian Customs Agency.