Crime

Underworld Boss on Trial: Where is Filchev?

Sofia Court postponed for September 28 the trial against suspected underworld boss Zlatomir Ivanov for exhorting a foreign businessman. The court cited lack of clarity in the facts, garnered in connection with the case.

Crime | June 27, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3234

Teenager Drowns in Sofia Pool

A fifteen-year-old boy drowned while competing with pals in a Sofia pool, private bTV channel reported. The incident occurred Monday afternoon at Dianabad swimming pool while a group of boys were flexing muscles who could endure longer under water.

Crime | June 26, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1005

Hotel Digs Cause Landslide at Bulgarian Road

The road from Bulgaria's southern city of Smolyan to the Pamporovo resort in the Rhodope Mountain has been closed due to a landslide. The landslide was caused by digging the foundations of a private hotel, reports say.

Crime | June 26, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2386

Bulgarian Shot in World-Cup Quarrel

The life of a Bulgarian man is in danger, after he was shot in a world-cup related quarrel late Sunday evening in the southern city of Dupnitsa. Fifty-five year old N.

Crime | June 26, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1012

Bulgarian Dies at Seaside Disco

A Bulgarian man has died in "Zangador" disco near the seaside town of Kiten. The 21-year-old plunged from one of the balconies into the artificial lagoon of the disco, and died on the spot, as the water was just about 30 centimeters deep.

Crime | June 26, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1136

Jailed Bulgarian Roma Musician Gets New, Suspended Sentence

A Bulgarian court delivered a ten-month suspended sentence on a Bulgarian Roma musician, who has already been jailed for pimping. Kondyo, a former ethno-music celebrity on the local scene, was found guilty on pimping charges and sentenced to ten years in

Crime | June 26, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1130

Jailed Bulgarian Celeb Faces New Charges

The Bulgarian Roma musician, who was jailed for pimping, is facing a new trial Monday. Kondyo, a former ethno-music celebrity on the local scene, was found guilty on pimping charges and sentenced to ten years in April.

Crime | June 26, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1128

Bulgarian "Love Experts" Comfort Football Fans in Germany

Although Bulgaria's team failed to qualify for the World Football Cup 2006 in Germany, the country's name managed to hit the headlines after several Bulgarian ladies were arrested in Frankfurt am Main. A total of 25 ladies illegally providing paid sexual

Crime | June 25, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1213

2 Busted During Sofia ATM Theft

Two people with criminal records have been arrested in Sofia while robbing an ATM. The men from Vidin were drawing money from an ATM with fake magnet cards, police announced.

Crime | June 25, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 819

Over 10,000 Pirate CDs Busted in Sofia

More than 10,000 pirate CDs have been confiscated from a stall at the Sofia Slaveykov squared during a special police operation. Sofia's Economy police and the non-governmental organization BULAKT carried out the sudden check at the stall number 28.

Crime | June 24, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1038

Bulgarian Police Confiscates Illegally-Owned Antiques

Bulgarian police in the northern town of Knezha have found a large amount of antiques during checks into private homes. In one of the houses checked in Knezha police found and confiscated 4,000 Roman and Byzantine silver and bronze coins.

Crime | June 24, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2713

Italian Nabbed for Hiding Bulgarian, Romanian Immigrants

Italian police has arrested a 68-year-old man from Selia Marina, Calabria province, for hiding illegal immigrants from Bulgaria and Romania. Il Giornale Di Calabria reports that within a special operation against illegal immigration police found nine peo

Crime | June 24, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 861

Bulgarian Admits to Russian Journalist's Murder

A Moldavian citizen holding a Bulgarian passport, who has been arrested on charges of murdering a prominent Russian television reporter has admitted to committing the crime. Russian ITAR TASS reported that Moldova-born Igor Velchev admitted during the pr

Crime | June 24, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 884

Bulgarian Arrested for Russian Journalist's Murder

A Moldavian citizen holding a Bulgarian passport, has been arrested on charges of murdering a prominent Russian television reporter.

Crime | June 23, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 819

Prisoner on a Leave Kills Woman in Bulgaria

A prisoner, who was on a temporary leave from jail, has killed a woman in the northern Bulgarian village of Rogozen after a quarrel. Thirty-two-year-old Nedyalka Petrova was knifed in the hands and chest several times.

Crime | June 23, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 878

Rebel Teenager Beaten by Bulgarian Policemen

Policemen have battered a seventeen-year-old boy from Sofia for talking back to them, reports say. In the end of May Vladimir Gerasimov and Pavel Pavlov kicked a ball onto the rooftop of a school in the capital and decided to enter the school through the

Crime | June 23, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1019

Bulgaria Finds Fake Medicines' Storehouse

Fake medicines have been found in the Plovdiv storehouse of Helen Trading 2, the company that has traded questionable medicaments to pharmacies in Bulgaria. A total of 120 ampullas with containing fake traded the Vitamin C, Analgin and Buskulizin.

Crime | June 22, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2134

EUR 37,500 Stolen from Car in Bulgaria

A total of BGN 75,000 (EUR 37,500) was stolen from a pickup parked at a guarded parking lot in the centre of the southern Bulgarian town Haskovo. The pickup is owned by "Gorna Banya" company.

Crime | June 22, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 958

5 Fake Medicines on Bulgaria's Market

Five fake medicaments have been found in sale in Bulgaria. The company Helen Trading 2 traded the fake Vitamin C, Analgin, Aamikatsin and Buskulizin.

Crime | June 21, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1262

Bulgarian Caught Driving on 5 Promilles

A Bulgarian driver was arrested late Monday night for driving with a blood alcohol level of close to 5 promilles. The 50-year-old man, who was driving a truck, was riding on an amount of alcohol that could have killed some.

Crime | June 20, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1447

Cafe at Bulgaria's National Palace of Culture Ablaze

A fire broke out at a cafe on the fifteenth floor of the National Palace of Culture in downtown Sofia early on Tuesday.

Crime | June 20, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 973
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