“We have carried out an extremely well-organized special police operation against persons who are involved in the kidnappings of Bulgarian citizens. 23 persons have been detained so far, of them 5-6 are the really important ones. These people are extremely arrogant, impudent, with rich criminal records, some of them have been in prison for robberies or attempted murders, and unfortunately, God knows why, they have been released for good behavior. There is indisputable evidence that this gang is the one responsible for the kidnappings in the last two years. After this operation of the Interior Ministry together with the Prosecutor’s Office, the people who have been terrorizing the Bulgarian society will be sentenced.”
Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov about the special police operation codenamed "The Impudent" in which 23 members of the Bulgarian high-profile kidnappers' gang were arrested.