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Varban Borisov is wanted by the police in the Bulgarian capital Sofia for a serious crime. Photo by the Interior Ministry
Bulgarian police have arrested overnight seven people during an attempt to rob at gunpoint a pawn shop in the capital Sofia "Suhata Reka" district.
Another person had been arrested later bringing the total of the detainees in the special police operation, codenamed "The Dangerous" to eight – among them one woman, one policeman, and one employee of the Ministry of Defense.
The alleged ringleader, Varban Asenov Borisov, 31, is still at large and wanted. He has a long rap sheet, mainly for armed robberies.
Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, told the media Sunday that the group had been followed constantly in the last 20 days and all criminal activities have been documented. According to Tsvetanov, most of the members of the gang have criminal records for armed robberies, during some of which people have been harmed.
The Minister further informed that the police raids of two addresses in the capital and in the western city of Pernik yielded two "Kalashnikov" automatic guns, two handguns, a rifle, a gas pistol, ammunitions, gold, cash and illegal drugs.
Residents and visitors in Sofia will be able to park without payment in the city’s “blue” and “green” zones during the upcoming Easter holidays
A 40-meter-high Ferris wheel has been installed in central Sofia, becoming a new attraction for residents and visitors seeking panoramic views of the capital.
Health authorities have reported a total of 66 confirmed measles cases in Bulgaria, with the first infection now recorded in Sofia, according to data published on the Ministry of Health’s epidemic monitoring platform.
A total of 147 years have passed since Sofia was officially designated as the capital of Bulgaria
Restaurant and café prices in Bulgaria have increased sharply over the past decade, rising by close to 110%, according to analysis by the Institute for Market Economics
The Ombudswoman institution has voiced strong opposition to the proposed increase in heating prices in Sofia, which is expected to approach nearly 30 percent
A young man from Chirpan has died after spending months in a coma following a violent assault that reportedly began over a dispute involving cigarettes
A 53-year-old man with a criminal record has been detained in Bulgaria during a targeted police operation against vote buying, carried out in the village of Brestnitsa in the Lovech region
A criminal network linked to Bulgaria has been accused of defrauding dozens of elderly people in northern Greece through an elaborate telephone scam that resulted in losses exceeding 600,000 euros, according to Kathimerini.
A premeditated murder investigation is underway after a violent incident in the village of Kokalyane near Sofia, where a man is accused of fatally stabbing another person inside a garage that had been adapted for living
Italian authorities have launched an investigation into a large-scale scheme involving the illegal export of hazardous waste to Eastern Europe, with five Bulgarian nationals among those under scrutiny
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