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Interpol fugitive working as personal trainer arrested
Cape Argus
|March 02, 2026
A BULGARIAN national sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in Romania for heroin trafficking has been arrested at his Cape Town home after allegedly living in the city for several years while on an Interpol red notice.
STANISLAV Stamenov
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Stanislav Stamenov, 41, was arrested on Friday and is expected to appear in court today.
National police spokesperson Brigadier Athlenda Mathe confirmed the arrest.
"A 41-year-old convicted drug trafficker was arrested on Friday morning at his home by the SAPS National Intervention Unit (NIU) in Cape Town," Mathe said.
She said Stamenov was sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in Romania in 2009 for his role in a large organised criminal group involved in trafficking heroin into the country, but fled shortly after sentencing.
"He was part of a large criminal organised group involved in the trafficking of heroin into Romania. It’s believed that he was hiding in Cape Town for several years," Mathe said.
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