The Sofia District Prosecutor's Office brought to criminal responsibility a Syrian citizen who illegally helped foreign nationals to cross into Bulgaria, BTA reported citing the Prosecutor‘s Office. The man, who was transporting seven Syrian migrants..
At a press briefing, when asked about the case in which the bodies of 18 migrants were found in a truck near the village of Lokorsko, President Rumen Radev pointed out that in other countries the perpetrators of similar crimes receive tens of years in..
Due to the geopolitical situation, the economic and humanitarian crisis, the earthquake in Turkey and Syria and the problems in the Middle East, a new large wave of migrants to Bulgaria is expected . The Bulgarian border is guarded under..
"The Ministry of Interior is doing its utmost to prevent migrant smuggling. Border protection is a national problem", caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev said in Varna. In Minister Demerdzhiev's words, a number of mistakes have been made..
The standard fee for smuggling a migrant from Turkey to Serbia through the territory of Bulgaria range s from EUR 2,000 to EUR 3,000 . However, when a “VIP service” is provided (when the group is small - five or six people), the fee may rise to..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Interior is to launch a specialized operation against illegal migration and migrant smuggling together with the Turkish authorities. The operation will begin in the second week of January, caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan..
A policeman was detained on Wednesday morning on Trakia motorway near the town of Plovdiv while driving a van carrying 31 migrants. The detainee has admitted that he transported migrants several times, the District Prosecutor's Office-Plovdiv said...
The Bulgarian G endarmerie detained 14 illegal migrants from Syria, Libya and Tunisia in a private ambulance near the village of Draka, Burgas Municipality . The ambulance driver, a thirty-one-year-old man from Sofia, was dressed as a paramedic,..
Bulgaria’s caretaker Minister of Interior Ivan Demerdzhiev visited the Bulgaria-Turkey border on Friday. Minister Demerdzhiev announced that in the coming days there will be reshuffles in the regional Border Police directorates because some..
A network for smuggling of migrants from Bulgaria to Romania through Danube Bridge border checkpoint with the participation of a Bulgarian Police officer was dismantled in a successful operation of the Bulgarian competent authorities. Officers of..
