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The seven Bulgarians who were arrested in Belgrade on Monday evening over their alleged plans to protest against the human rights violations in China, would return on Thursday, the spokesperson of Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry Betina Zhoteva told the BNT public broadcaster.

Secret Services are checking 3.500 people

Chinese oposition organization "Falun gong" is planning to organize a street protest in Belgrade, but Serbian police will not allow it.

Serbian security services are checking all people who will attend China Summit, along with 16 countries from Central and Eastern Europe.

"EU - Western Balkans" conference held in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- A forum gathering ministers of interior and justice, dubbed "EU - Western Balkans," was held in Belgrade on Friday.

The ministers discussed the fight against organized crime and corruption.

PRISTINA - Kadri Veseli, deputy leader of Hasim Taci's Democratic Party of Kosovo (DPK) was elected speaker of the Kosovo parliament on Monday.

The new parliament speaker is the former head of Kosovo secret service, known as Shik, and one of the founders of Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA, a former ethnic Albanian paramilitary formation).

Fake email attributed to police director circulated

BELGRADE -- The Serbian police director, Milorad Veljovic, on Monday denied that he had sent "an open letter" criticizing Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic.

Veljovic also announced that he will ask the authorities to urgently investigate who sent the email containing the letter, "and to what end."

Police and customs seize ton of marijuana

BELGRADE -- The Serbian police and customs service on Friday confiscated a ton of marijuana, Tanjug is reporting.

The seizure took place at the Presevo border crossing between Serbia and Macedonia.

The drug 's origin was Albania. The Interior Ministry (MUP) is expected to soon reveal more details.

Seizure of intoxicated drivers' vehicles

Serbian police will be seizeing cars from drivers with more than 2 promilles of alcohol in their blood.

Minister of Internal Affairs Nebojša Stefanović said that if someone drives a car in very intoxicated condition, than that person has no right to complain if police seizes his vehicle.

BELGRADE - The Serbian police discovered 123 cases of human trafficking between May and October this year, Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said on Wednesday.

The number of detected cases of trafficking was 38.2 percent higher than in the same period last year, he said at a meeting of the parliamentary committee on defence and interior affairs.

SE Europe's police chiefs meet in Belgrade

BELGRADE -- This year's General Assembly of the of Southeast Europe Police Chiefs Association (SEPCA) was held in Belgrade on Wednesday.

BELGRADE - Police officials of Serbia, Austria and Switzerland underlined on Wednesday the need to strengthen mutual cooperation in the fight against crime in the region of Southeast Europe and throughout the continent.