Haskovo Regional Court is hearing a request today at 4pm to hold a 63-year-old Turkish citizen in custody for up to 40 days. The regional prosecutor's office filed the request. The man is wanted through Interpol for extradition to Kyrgyzstan, the court said.
The hearing is open to the public and will take place in courtroom No. 1 in private criminal case No. 814/2026.
The man, identified by the initials D.S., was detained on 2 October by officers at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, part of the border police unit in Svilengrad. A border check showed that Kyrgyzstan had issued an international wanted notice for him.
Kyrgyzstan wants him for setting up a criminal group and for drug smuggling as a member of an organised criminal group. It also wants him for the illegal production and possession of drugs in particularly large amounts, meant for sale, with accomplices.
The acts are crimes under Kyrgyzstan's criminal code.