After a heated debate in the plenary hall, the parliamentary majority rejected proposals for amendments to the law on the Ministry of Interior, which provided for the creation of voluntary formations attached to the police authorities . The texts were..
As restrictive measures are eased the police are turning their attention to observance of the requirements for social distending and wearing face masks in indoor public spaces, including in public transport vehicles, Interior Minister Mladen..
About 50 people gathered this afternoon near one of the checkpoints in the residential area of Fakulteta, with predominant Romani population, to protest against the restrictive measures introduced there. By 1:30 pm, the Interior Ministry had seized..
The General Directorate National Police has announces that there are currently around 25,000 people placed under quarantine in Bulgaria . 702 judicial investigations have been initiated for breaking quarantine, and more than 2780..
The Bulgarian have police seized 55 kg of heroin near the city of Burgas. The drug is worth between 1 and 2 million euros. A 47-year-old man, transporting 110 pressed packages of heroin in mini van’s secret compartment was detained. Two charges have..
Criminologists have apprehended a man near Aytos in Southeastern Bulgaria as he was preparing to smuggle more than 350 ancient coins, dating to the Roman, Ancient Greek and Byzantine period, out of the country. The estimated value of the deal..
Eurostat data concerning the number of police officers in the countries of the EU in 2017 indicate that in Bulgaria there are 335 officers in uniform per 100,000 people, or one police officer per 300. The average for the EU is one police officer..
The Specialized Prosecutor's Office and the General Directorate Combating Organized Crime have neutralized an organized crime group specialized in computer fraud. Crypto currency equal to about 3 million USD has been "seized" in searches. Two of the..
About 20 tons of cannabis have been destroyed during a police operation in the region of Petrich, Southwestern Bulgaria. Because of the hard-to-reach terrain, helicopters were also involved in the operation that started yesterday. Since the beginning..
The Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Bulgaria has announced that an organized crime group involved in drug trafficking has been arrested in a special action of the Ministry of the Interior and the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. The gang..
