Village Lesovo

The village of Lesovo is located in South-East Bulgaria next to Bulgarian-Turkish border (only 3 km from the main international road to Turkey and only 7 km from the border). It is part of Elhovo Municipality, Yambol District. On  May, 2005, the check point Lesovo – Hamzabeglii  was opened . From Lesovo it will take you no longer than an half hour to Odrin /Turkey/. The village is at distance 120 km from the Sea town of Burgas and 23 km from the town of Elhovo (municipal centre).
The villages near to the village of Lesovo are : Melnitsa, Granitovo and Sinapovo.

2010-03-18 Contraband shipment of labels for clothes with logos of world brands seized at Lesovo (Accidents)

2009-11-16 9 kg of heroin seized at Lesovo border checkpoint (Accidents)

2008-04-02 BGN 80,000 Worth of Golden Jewels Seized at Bulgarian Border (Accidents)

2008-03-30 Over 70 kg smuggled gold and silver seized at Lesovo border checkpoint (Accidents)

2008-03-15 40,000 Ephedrine Pills Seized at Bulgarian Border (Accidents)

2008-03-15 40,000 tablets of ephedrine seized at Lesovo border checkpoint (Accidents)