Police in the Bulgarian capital Sofia are on the lookout for five men, who staged a brazen armed robbery in the warehouse of a pharmaceutical company Friday evening.

According to initial police information, the men, wearing masks, have managed to take at gunpoint a substantial amount of money, between BGN 50 000 and BGN 85 000, as different local media have reported different amounts. They drove away in a black SUV. At least one of them had a machine gun.

The warehouse is located in a southern district near the intersection of Simeonovsko Shosse and the Sofia beltway. No one has been injured

The owner company, Libra AG, is an affiliate of a large German holding.

A police investigation is underway.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!