11 illegal migrants from Syria have been detained near Sofia's Vladaya neighborhood after a police chase on the night of May 24 . Two Serbs were also detained - a driver and his companion, who were driving a van in which the migrants were transported...
Nearly 30 illegal migrants were arrested today near the village of Mirkovo , Sofia region. The driver of the truck in which they were transported was detained. The migrants were found during a police check of the vehicle with Bulgarian registration. The..
A bus with Bulgarian registration plates, transporting 25 illegal migrants, broke down near the entrance to the town of Yambol, Southeastern Bulgaria. The migrants - young men in good health - have been detained, BNR correspondent..
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has indicated the strengthening of the Bulgarian-Turkish border as a priority in operational measures against illegal migration . After the end of the first day of the meeting of the..
Fifty-four migrants from Afghanistan have been detained during a roadside check on Trakia motorway. All are male, and include two boys under the age of 16. The migrants were found in the cargo compartment of a bus with a 35-year old..
A vehicle transporting 10 Syrian migrants was intercepted on Trakia motorway near the village of Lozen, Sofia district. The driver, a Syrian national, was detained as well. The van was intercepted during a Border Police operation, the..
The unprecedented migrant pressure towards Bulgaria has increased by 30% since the beginning of the year. However, a very small number of attempts for illegal entry are successful, caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said..
Bulgarian Police intercepted a van with 37 illegal migrants on Struma motorway near the town of Pernik. The detained young men said they were nationals of Afghanistan. The Sofia-plated van was driven by a 20-year-old Bulgarian with a criminal record...
Greek authorities have agreed to extradite to Bulgaria former border policeman Valentin Hristov , wanted for involvement in a criminal group trafficking illegal migrants. The group is being investigated for a recent tragedy in which 18 Afghani migrants..
Police in Veliko Tarnovo detained 13 illegal migrants and three Bulgarians who were transporting them . The migrants, who claim to be from Afghanistan, were trying to reach Serbia, BNR correspondent Zdravka Maslyankova reported. The arrest was made..
