Policemen and the head of the Customs Agency Emil Dimitrov conducted a surprise action of the National Service for Organized Crime Combat in the Russe customs at the Danube-Bridge, 24 Hours Daily wrote. The reason for the unprecedented action is a signal that a highly ranked official from the executive authorities asked for a bribe of BGN 60,000 from the customs`s officers to protect them against possible firing. Emil Dimitrov interrogated the customs’ officials for hours. According to the Daily, some connection with the bribe was found with the Chief Secretary of the Customs Agency Ilyan Mateev. Police is still working on the case. So far, the Interior Ministry has not released any official information about the reason of the search. Ilyan Mateev was appointed Chief Secretary by Emil Dimitrov.