Nikola Nikolov - Pascal, considered one of the largest smugglers, has been arrested in Serbia during a joint operation by Bulgarian and Serbian special services.
The name of the detainee gained notoriety during the arrest of former National Customs Agency Director Petya Bankova for involvement in an organized crime group. Charges were also pressed against former Interior Ministry Secretary General Zhivko Kotsev.
Amid the scandal, State Agency for National Security head Plamen Tonchev described Pascal as a key figure in the production and smuggling of cigarettes.
The investigation in the case involves charges of organized crime, smuggling and bribery.
Over 3,000 antiques worth more than EUR 100 million have been seized in an international operation, coordinated from Sofia, the Greek police reported. One of the largest antiquities smuggling networks has been dismantled with the support of Europol..
President Rumen Radev has issued decrees appointing ambassadors to Slovakia, Serbia and Tunisia. Snezhana Ivanova Yoveva-Dimitrova has been appointed ambassador to Slovakia, Angel Aleksandrov Angelov to Serbia, and Boryana Ivanova Simeonova to..
The Prime Minister of North Macedonia and leader of the ruling party VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, has once again accus еd Sofia of failing to respect the rights of the “Macedonian minority” in Bulgaria. At the opening of the VMRO–DPMNE Albania..
The first quaternary wastewater treatment plant in Bulgaria was opened today in the village of Benkovski, Maritsa Municipality. “Today we are launching..
Bulgaria has officially become part of the European cultural route “The Wine Route” ( Iter Vitis ) . The certificate of membership was presented to..
A huge criminal network trafficking cultural artefacts and laundering money has been dismantled by the Bulgarian Prosecutor's Office, the General..
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