Sep 14 2007
A SALES war among a proliferation of rifle ranges in Bulgaria is attracting increasing numbers of Irish criminal gangs for target practice, as reported in yesterday’s Irish Examiner.
Six members of a notorious Limerick gang which travelled to the Bulgarian city of Varna were robbed of all their money when they were held at gun point by members of the Bulgarian mafia. Continue Reading »
Jul 19 2007
Sofia - The head of the Bulgarian police authority responsible for the combatting of organized crime, Vanyo Tanov, on Thursday resigned in protest at a “political smokescreen” that had been erected to hide the country’s shadow economy. The authority had reached its limits in its fight against corruption in the “higher echelons of power,” Tanov was quoted as saying by Bulgarian media. Continue Reading »
Jun 05 2007
Sofia. Uncovered crimes in 2006 have decreased twice compared to previous years. At the same time the Prosecutor’s Office and the Ministry of Interior have been currently investigating 15 criminal bosses. Continue Reading »
May 29 2007
Crimes, weapon trafficking, corruption, drug and human trafficking still exist in Bulgaria after its NATO accession in 2004 and European Union accession in 2007.
Romania’s Evenimentul Zilei commented on the situation in Romania and Bulgaria after their EU accession. Continue Reading »
May 17 2007
(Sofia) “The news about the murder of Alexander Tasev surprised me to some extent because I hadn’t heard the people acquainted with crime mentioning him as a possible target”, Emanuil Yordanov, former Interior Minister, MP in the 38th National Assembly from the list of the Union of Democratic Forces /UDF/ from Kyustendil, said in an interview with FOCUS News Agency. Continue Reading »
