Bulgarian Drug Trafficker Apprehended in Cape Town

Bulgarian Drug Trafficker Apprehended in Cape Town

A 41-year-old convicted Bulgarian drug trafficker was arrested on Friday morning at his home by the South African Police Service's National Intervention Unit

Bulgarian fugitive hiding as gym instructor in Cape Town arrested

A 41-year-old convicted drug trafficker was arrested in Cape Town on Friday morning by the South African Police Service (SAPS) National Intervention Unit, following years of hiding in South Africa after fleeing a prison sentence in Europe. Bulgarian national Stanislav Stamenov was convicted in Romania in 2009 and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment for his role in a large organised criminal group involved in heroin trafficking. According to a SA…

Convicted Bulgarian drug trafficker arrested in Cape Town

A 41-year-old convicted drug trafficker and Bulgarian national was arrested at his home in Cape Town by the SAPS National Intervention Unit (NIU) on Friday morning.   According to police, Stanislav Stamenov was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in Romania in 2009 but fled the country shortly after.   This was after he was found to be part of a large criminal organised group involved in the trafficking of Heroin into Romania.   According […]

Fugitve Bugarian Drug Trafficker, Who Fled Romania, Arrested In Cape Town

Cape Town – Bulgarian fugitive Stanislav Stamenov, who has been on the run for several years after he was convicted on charges of drug trafficking, has been arrested by South African police at a residence in Cape Town, Western Cape. Stamenov was part of a large criminal organised group involved in the trafficking of heroin into Romania, which shares a border with his own country, Bulgaria, in southern Europe. The 41-year-old drug trafficker was …

Drug trafficker turned gym instructor arrested in Cape Town

Drug trafficker turned gym instructor arrested in Cape Town Zandile.Khumalo Fri, 02/27/2026 - 15:23 CAPE TOWN - A SAPS National Intervention unit has arrested a convicted drug trafficker, on Interpol's wanted list.A 41-year, Bulgarian national was handed a 16-year sentence in Romania in 2009. He became a fugitive shortly after being sentenced. READ | Four arrested in Durban drug lab raidStanislav Stamenov was known to be part of a larger c…