Crime

Masked Shooter Kills Man in Sofia

A 28-year-old man was killed by a shooter in Sofia Monday, in broad daylight. The victim was shot by a masked man in the Gotse Delchev district, at the crossing of "Todor Kableshkov" and "Kostenski Vodopad.

Crime | August 28, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1976

800 Viagra Pills Seized at Bulgaria's Border

Bulgarian customs officers seized a total of 800 Viagra pills at the country's western border checkpoint Gyueshevo. The wonder drug designed to prevent impotency was found in the car of a 47-year-old Serb and an ethnic Albanian travelling to Kosovo, Dari

Crime | August 28, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2587

Bulgarian Soccer Hooligans To Serve Time, Pay Fines

Plovdiv's city court has already set the punishments of ten of the arrested 17 football hooligans who took part in a mass melee on Saturday and misbehaved during a game between the city's two teams. An 18-year-old who threw a smoke bomb at the pitch has

Crime | August 27, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1552

Dogs-Attacked Bulgarian Policeman Shoots Shepherd

A Bulgarian policeman has shot at a 60-year-old shepherd by mistake, after the man's dogs attacked him. Officer Minko Petkov was checking the stadium area in the village of Sarnevo, when several dogs suddenly jumped on him.

Crime | August 27, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1057

Bulgarian Electrician Suffers Incident on the Job

A 57-year-old Bulgarian electrician has suffered second-degree burns after a work related incident, Darik News reported. The man, who worked at the Gabrovnitsa wood production company of Gorno Sahrane, received the burns when he entered in an operational

Crime | August 27, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1065

German Arrested with 13 Kgs of Heroin In Bulgaria

A German national from Turkish origin has been detained in Bulgaria for the attempted trafficking of 13 kilos of Heroin. Customs officers at the Malko Tarnovo checkpoint found the drugs in a German van, entering the country from Turkey.

Crime | August 27, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1190

17 Football Fans Arrested after Melee in Bulgaria

Bulgaria's police have detained a total of 17 football fans at the violent melee that left a policeman injured in Bulgaria on Saturday. The hooligans have been caught beating each other up, throwing homemade grenades and assaulting officers of the law, b

Crime | August 27, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1180

Policeman Injured in Bulgarian Football Melee

Close to 200 Bulgarian hooligans clashed in a mass melee in the central city of Plovdiv an hour a football match in the city. Police at the city reported that one of their own officers has been hit over the head and taken to the hospital.

Crime | August 26, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1134

Heroin for EUR 80,000 Busted in Sofia

Sofia police officers have arrested three men who had heroin worth over EUR 80,000. The three were busted at a parking lot of one of Sofia's big chains of supermarkets, police announced, adding that the drugs were in a Volkswagen Golf car.

Crime | August 26, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1131

Pub Brawl Ends in Bulgarian's Death

Bulgaria's police announced Saturday that a man had been murdered in the early morning hours after a pub scandal. The man had been stabbed in the chest and legs in front of a pub in the northeastern Bulgarian city of Dobrich.

Crime | August 26, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1227

Mirror: Shields Tried by Third World Legal System in Bulgaria

In an article calling Bulgaria's legal system a "Third World" one, UK's Mirror daily newspaper calls upon football fans to help their compatriot Michael Shields, jailed in the Balkan country.

Crime | August 26, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1267

Hunter Shoots Man Instead of Jackal in Bulgaria

A Bulgarian hunter shot a man from his own village by mistake, thinking he was a jackal.

Crime | August 25, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1918

Large Marijuana Field Found outside Sofia

Policemen have came across a 3-decare marijuana field right outside Sofia, they reported Friday. The opiate plants were growing by Kremikovtsko Shousse, near the Chelopechene district.

Crime | August 25, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1234

Slabstone Crushes Bulgarian Teen to Death

A concrete slabstone has killed a 18-year-old Bulgarian, as he was renovating the family's balcony with his father.

Crime | August 24, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1379

Apartment Set on Fire in Bulgaria

Unknown assailants have set on fire the apartment of a 46-year-old woman in the northern city of Vratsa. The woman had a criminal record, police reported, according to Darik News.

Crime | August 24, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1129

Bulgaria Busts Serbs With 5 Kilos of Drugs Taped to Them

Bulgaria's customs officers have caught two Serbian nationals who had close to five kilos of heroin taped to their bodies. The two men were travelling from Turkey to Macedonia and had packs of heroin neatly taped to their waist and thighs.

Crime | August 24, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1054

Bulgarian Court Rules on Kicking out Fraudster Liquidator

Sofia City Court will consider Thursday the request of prosecutors to dismiss the executive director and liquidator of a state-run company, which has been drained of EUR 2.5 M.

Crime | August 24, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1064

3,750 kg Heroin Seized at Bulgaria's Border Checkpoint

Bulgarian customs officers seized a suitcase full of 3,750 kg heroin at the southern Kapitan Andreevo border checkpoint. The drug, worth over BGN 330,000, was found in a suitcase with a double bottom during a routine check of a Turkish bus traveling to M

Crime | August 23, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1226

Foreign Tourists in 2 Buses Crash in Bulgaria

Two buses carrying foreign holidaymakers have crashed in Bulgaria, on their way to the Black Sea beaches, Bulgarian media said Wednesday. Media reported on Wednesday that the incident happened early in the morning in central Bulgaria, on the way between

Crime | August 23, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1271

Tipsy Norwegian Rages in Bulgarian Resort

A young Norwegian man on holiday in Bulgaria has provoked an ugly scene while in a taxi, and wrecked the car's inside, Darik News said. The 28-year-old was apparently under the influence of alcohol when he took the ride in the Golden Sands resort.

Crime | August 23, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1069

Pub Brawl Leaves 6 Injured in Sofia

A pub argument that took place Tuesday evening has left six people injured at Sofia's Women Market, reports say. Most of the men will not have too hard a time recovering, but two have been taken to the capital's Pirogov Emergency Institute with their liv

Crime | August 23, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1024
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