SOFIA, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian law enforcement authorities at the country's Lesovo checkpoint on the country's southeastern border with Turkey have seized 4.992 kg of cannabis, authorities said Saturday.

The illicit drug, split into 14 packets, was found on Friday morning in a Bulgaria-registered car traveling to Turkey, the country's Interior Ministry and National Customs Agency (NCA) said in a joint statement.

The driver of the vehicle, a Bulgarian citizen, was arrested at the scene, the statement said.

According to official data, Bulgaria seized 471.8 kg of cannabis at its borders in 2017.