Regional Directorate

The European Prosecutor's Office in Sofia has taken legal action against an individual suspected of fraudulent activities involving European subsidies, as announced by the Luxembourg-based institution.

170 kilograms of cocaine were found concealed within a shipment of bananas at the Burgas city's port. The illicit cargo, valued at approximately $6.8 million, marks one of the largest drug seizures in the history of the Burgas Port Complex, BTA reported. No arrests have been made thus far, leaving authorities to grapple with the intricacies of an ongoing investigation.

An 86-year-old woman fell victim to a telephone scam, losing a significant BGN 26,000 to cunning fraudsters. The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Haskovo confirmed the unfortunate incident, explaining how the deceptive scammers operated.

Efforts to locate a 17-year-old girl from Dupnitsa - Ivana Georgieva, who has been missing since Thursday, will continue today.

So far, there has been no trace or information regarding the girl. Only her jacket has been found, while her backpack and the phone were left at the school where she studies - The Professional High School of Food, Flavors, and Chemical Industry.

Recent data from the Sofia Directorate of the Interior reveals a noteworthy shift in crime statistics for the year 2023. The total number of registered offences in the region amounted to 17,765, demonstrating a decrease from the previous year's count of 18,044.

Bulgarian law enforcement has successfully apprehended a 32-year-old Bulgarian citizen suspected of orchestrating bomb threats targeting schools across the country. The arrest was confirmed by Zhivko Kotsev, Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, during an inspection visit to the Regional Directorate in Vratsa.

In a shocking incident that has left the community in Burgas reeling, 24-year-old Georgi Gendjov has been charged by the prosecutor's office for the particularly cruel murder of his mother, Radka Gesheva.

In a troubling incident, the death of ex-Bulgarian wrestling champion Plamen Penev has raised serious concerns. Reports suggest that Penev suffocated during an arrest in Stara Zagora, allegedly due to excessive force applied by law enforcement officers.

An alarming chain accident involving seven cars and a bus has caused a traffic standstill at Burgas's entry point, as stated by the city's Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The incident occurred near 8:40 a.m. at the "Vetren" neighborhood exit, detailed Tsvetelina Randeva, the local police spokeswoman, in a report to BTA.

Three men have been detained after kidnapping a 19-year-old youth in Burgas, Nova TV reported.

The victim was forced into a car and taken to the yard of a university in the city.

After numerous threats and a pistol shot, he was forced to lie on the ground and wait for the perpetrators to withdraw.