Six members of a criminal group were detained in Bulgaria’s capital Sofia over illegal possession and disposal of weapons in a joint operation of the Chief Directorate Combating Organized Crime and the Special Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office. The authorities searched several addresses during the special operation. They seized 50 machine pistols, a Walther pistol, gun scopes and EUR 2,700 on the first address. 8 pistols, 250 bullets and 19,000 Leva (9500 EUR) were confiscated on another address. A Scorpion pistol, ancient coins and many ATM skimmers were found on other addresses.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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