Notorious drug lord and former wrestler known as Bulgaria's "cocaine king" surrenders after years on the run

Fugitive Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev, wanted in several European countries, surrendered to law enforcement authorities early Monday, the interior ministry said.

The former wrestler — dubbed Bulgaria's "cocaine king" — had been sought since 2018. Ukrainian authorities caught him in Kyiv in September 2021 but refused to extradite him on the grounds that he had acquired Ukrainian nationality.

His whereabouts had been unknown since then.