After an international investigation lasting more than a year, 4.3 tons of cocaine was seized in Italy in one of the biggest drug hauls in Europe. 38 people have been arrested in 6 countries – Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, the Netherlands and Columbia.
Bulgaria’s General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime arrested two Bulgarian citizens from Pernik, one of them was detained at Sofia airport while attempting to leave the country.
According to Reuters, Italian police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of EUR 240 million, dealing a heavy blow to the Columbian Clan del Golfo drugs gang. Besides cocaine, the police also confiscated EUR 1.85 million cash.
Friday will be mostly cloudy. Fog will cover the lowlands before midday. It will rain in some places, especially in southern Bulgaria. Minimum temperatures will be between 0 and 5°C, 2°C in Sofia, and maximum between 6 and 11°C, up to 17°C in the..
A serious restrictive and even repressive attitude among Bulgarian society on the current issues of school education and upbringing is shown by an independent poll by the sociological agency "Myara". It was conducted between January 29 and 31, 2025..
In 2022, 14.7% of workers in the EU were low-wage earners . By definition, low-wage earners are those who earn two-thirds or less of the average gross hourly wage in the country. Bulgaria had the highest share of low-wage earners (26.84%). This..
Hristo Stoichkov has been appointed the Sports Tourism Ambassador for the World Tourism Organization (UN Tourism). This became clear at an official..
The common will and economic potential of the two countries are important prerequisites for the upward development of bilateral relations, said President..
Increasing energy connectivity between countries in the region of Southeast Europe will reduce electricity prices, increase competitiveness and security..
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