Crime

Bulgarian Police Arrest Amphetamines Dealer

Policemen in Bulgarian capital Sofia arrested a drug dealer and 150,000 amphetamine pills after a heated car chase on the outskirts of the city, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. The dealer, aged 30, has served sentences for assault, causing bodily

Crime | August 18, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1763

Sofia Prosecutors Indict 4 for Inciting Roma Revolt

Bulgarian prosecutors have formally charged four people for inciting the Roma revolt in Sofia's Krasna Polyana district earlier this week. Three of them have remained in police custody, with the fourth one released on bail, Sofia prosecution spokesman Ru

Crime | August 18, 2007, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1811

Double Killer Left behind Bars in Bulgaria

The man, who killed a mother and her son, living in a next-door apartment in the town of Plovdiv, will remain in custody, court decided on Friday. "I am not a cold blood killer.

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1540

Bulgaria Linked to Most Powerful Italian Mafia 'Ndrangheta

The Italian 'Ndrangheta crime circle works in cooperation with Bulgarian organized crime groups, a report of the Italian anti-mafia directorate states, as cited by Giornale di Calabria newspaper. The report warns of the 'Ndrangheta's constantly growing p

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 14907

Bulgarian Knife Stabbed in St Petersburg

A Bulgarian national has been injured in a caf?© in the Russian town of St Petersburg, where he was working as a waiter, police said.

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1690

Huge Fire Engulfs Styrofoam Warehouse in Bulgaria's Capital

Huge fire broke in a warehouse in Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia at noon on Friday. Great amount of styrofoam is burning inside the storehouse in Druzhba neighbourhood.

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1670

Dogs Rip Apart 1-Year-Old Boy in Bulgaria

A 1-year-old baby boy has been ripped by a pack of dogs near a cow-farm in Bulgaria's village of Samovodene late on Thursday. The victim and his little sister went for a walk in the yard of the farm when the animals attacked them.

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1356

50 Kilos of Heroin Seized at Bulgarian Border Check Point

Bulgaria's border police seized Friday about 50 kilograms of heroin at the Kulata border check point. The substance was found during a regular border check of a truck with a Romanian licence plate, driven by a 43-year-old Turkish national.

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4175

16 Car Crashes Overnight in Bulgaria, None Injured

A total of 16 car accidents occurred Wednesday night across Bulgaria, luckily no people were injured. A total of 20 passengers were injured and the life of one of them is still in danger.

Crime | August 17, 2007, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1339

Bulgaria Checks Child Abuse Claims in Serbia

Bulgaria's consul in Nis met the parents of an eleven-year-old boy with Bulgarian and Serbian citizenship, who claim the child has been abused by two men in the town of Zaichar.

Crime | August 16, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1906

Bulgaria Launches Probe into Roma Vendetta

Prosecutors have launched pre-trial proceedings into the two days of Roma violence in a Sofia district that set the capital on edge and renewed the debate about minority discrimination.

Crime | August 16, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2411

Car Crashes against Tree in Bulgaria, 2 Dead

A car hit against a tree near Bulgaria's town of Pazadzhik, killing the driver at the age of 38 and one of the passengers - an elderly woman. Two of the other travellers have been hospitalised with heavy injuries throughout their bodies.

Crime | August 16, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1757

Young Man Hit by Jet-Skier in Bulgarian Resort, in Coma

A 25-year-old man is in ?° coma after he was hit by a jet-skier in Bulgaria's seaside town of Obzor on Thursday.

Crime | August 16, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3825

Elderly Bulgarian Shoots Neighbour Dead, Commits Suicide

A 58-year-old man shot his neighbour dead before turning the gun on himself in Bulgaria's village of Plazovets on Thursday. Police found a letter, where the killer explained the reasons for committing the crime but its content has not been revealed yet.

Crime | August 16, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1493

6 Die in 26 Car Accidents Overnight in Bulgaria

A total of 26 car accidents occurred Wednesday night across Bulgaria, killing six people. Another 32 passengers were injured and the life of one of them is still in danger.

Crime | August 16, 2007, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1682

Bulgaria's Interior Suspects Irishman behind Bansko Bomb Scare

Bulgaria's interior ministry suspects an Irishman and his Bulgarian wife to have hatched the bomb threat plot in Bansko at the beginning of February, which incurred the winter resort huge losses.

Crime | August 15, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2320

Youngster Runs over Elderly Woman in Bulgaria

A 19-year-old Bulgarian ran over Wednesday an elderly woman in a main street in the seaside city of Varna. The victim, 69, hit by a Mercedes, was rushed to a nearby hospital but the doctors did not manage to save her life.

Crime | August 15, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1605

Turkish Driver Smuggles BGN 250,000 in Socks, Seized in Bulgaria

Bulgarian policemen seized a total of EUR 85,000 and USD 53,000 hidden in the socks of a Turkish driver at Lesovo border check-point on Wednesday. The money has been found after a regular customs check of a truck with license plates that was travelling f

Crime | August 15, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3638

Bag of Garbage Triggers Double Murder in Bulgaria

A bag of garbage, left before the apartment of a sixty-one-year-old man, prompted him to shoot to death a woman and her son, living next door, police said.

Crime | August 15, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3235

15-Year-Old Girl Raped by Policeman in Bulgaria

A 15-year-old girl has been raped by a policeman in a hostel room in Bulgaria's resort of Sunny Beach late on Tuesday. The investigation showed that the criminal was a 26-year-old policeman from the Regional Police Directorate in the town of Smolyan, who

Crime | August 15, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 5811

Double Murder Shakes Bulgaria's Second-Biggest City

A woman and her son have been shot dead by a neighbour of theirs in Bulgaria's second biggest town of Plovdiv.

Crime | August 15, 2007, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2071
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