Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Printing house for counterfeit currency busted in a university in Sofia

Photo: Prosecutor's Office of Bulgaria

A man and a woman have been detained on charges of manufacturing counterfeit euros and dollar bills and ID documents. The two worked at a university in Sofia, where the man worked as a printer on an employment contract. Authorities declined to specify the name of the university. It is now being clarified whether the university management knew about the illegal activity.
During the police operation, a total of USD 4 million and EUR 3.6 were discovered, as well as the machine with which they were printed. 
According to investigators, the two detainees are part of a more serious scheme for exporting counterfeit currency to Ukraine and Western Europe, BNR reported.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Prosecutor's Office: Sofia City Court should not register Peevski's expulsion from DPS

The Prosecutor's Office has asked the Sofia City Court not to register the decision of the Central Operational Bureau of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (DPS) of late September to expel Delyan Peevski and several other members of his faction from..

published on 12/6/24 3:53 PM
Delyan Peevski

MPs elect 7 deputy speakers of the 51st National Assembly

After finally succeeding in electing a Speaker of the 51st National Assembly - Natalia Kiselova, proposed by the BSP - United Left, MPs voted en bloc for the appointment of 7 Deputy Speakers of the 51st National Assembly. They were elected with 202..

published on 12/6/24 2:13 PM

Natalia Kiselova elected speaker of parliament

On the 25th day of its work swearing-in, and after 10 failed attempts the new 51st National Assembly finally has a Speaker. Assoc. Prof. Natalia Kiselova of the Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) was elected with 140 votes in favour, 93 against and no..

published on 12/6/24 1:54 PM