Border Police

Bulgarian DefMin Asks for Extra Funding to Buy Gear for Border Surveillance, Anti-terror Operations

Bulgaria's Defence Minister Nikolay Nenchev has requested an additional BGN 1.5 M (EUR 750,000) to provide essential equipment to army personnel taking part in border protection and control jointly with police, BNR public radio broadcaster reported.

Illegal Migrants Detained at Bulgaria's Border with Turkey Increase 73% in 2015

The Bulgarian authorities had detained 10,406 illegal migrants at the country's border with Turkey in 2015, an increase of 73% over the previous year, private broadcaster bTV reported on Wednesday.

The number of Illegal migrants detained at Bulgaria's border with Greece increased by 43%, reaching 467 last year, bTV said, citing Border Police data.

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