SOFIA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian authorities at the country's Kapitan Andreevo checkpoint have arrested a Swiss citizen suspected of terrorism and smuggling of arms, the country's Prosecutor's Office said in a statement on Thursday.
The foreigner was arrested on Tuesday night while trying to go to Turkey, "with the intention to continue his journey to Syria", the statement said.
In the Swiss-registered SUV driven by him, authorities found three rifles, a pistol, 400 cartridges and 24 knives, the statement said.
In the personal belongings of the Swiss citizen, the authorities also found a map of his route, with the Syrian city of Idlib as the final destination, the statement said.
According to his initial explanations, he wanted to help civilians in Syria, the statement said.
The man has been declared for international search after his father informed the police that his son had disappeared with the car, firearms and ammunition, it added.
