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Indictment against Underworld Bosses Presented in Sofia Court

The indictment against underworld bosses Krassimir and Nikolay Marinovi - dubbed the Marguins and their five accomplices was filed at Sofia City Court on Thursday.

Crime | March 23, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1267

Greece Busts Bulgarian Baby-Trafficking Gang

Police authorities have busted a group of five Bulgarians who dealt with baby trafficking in Greece, media reported. The traffickers were caught when a police officer contacted them, claiming that he was interested in purchasing a baby.

Crime | March 22, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2267

Bulgaria Acquits Romanian "Spy Reporter"

Romanian journalists George Buhnici, sued for illegal possession and use of special surveillance devices (SSD), was finally acquitted, his lawyer announced. This happened after the Supreme Cassation Court withdrew the disctrict prosecutors objection agai

Crime | March 22, 2006, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1625

Bulgarian Court Decides on UK Football Fan Appeal in a Month

Bulgaria's Supreme Cassation Court will decide on the appeal for the retrial of Michael Shields, the British football fan jailed in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barmaid, in one month. Bulgaria's Supreme Court in Sofia is to rule on whether Shie

Crime | March 21, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1712

France Busts Bulgarian Illegal Immigration Network

Thirty-six Bulgarians have been arrested in a huge police raid in France that busted a network for illegal immigrants, France 3 TV channel reported. Police says that, assisted by the criminal group, more than 100 people have illegally entered France from

Crime | March 21, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1421

Trial over Sofia Killer Fountain Drags on

Sofia city court postponed until June 6 the trial over the death of a young man in a fountain in downtown Sofia in May last year.

Crime | March 21, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1923

UK Football Fan Appeals Bulgarian Jailing

Michael Shields, the British football fan jailed in Bulgaria for the attempted murder of a barmaid, is to make a final appeal for a retrial. Michael Shields, now 19, was jailed for 15 years after being convicted of attempted murder of bartender Martin Ge

Crime | March 21, 2006, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1889

Strong Arm Bulgarian Groupings Deal with Artefact Smuggling

Representatives of the strong arm obsolete groupings VIS and SIC are now dealing with artifacts smuggling, it appeared Monday. In an interview for local Darik radio the head of the special police unit for fight against crimes against national historical

Crime | March 20, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1728

Bulgarian Baby Traffickers Get 7 Years Jail Time

Two Bulgarians who dealt with baby trafficking to France were sentenced to 7 years each by the district court of Peshtera, in the country's south.

Crime | March 20, 2006, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1663

Three Restrained over Bulgaria's Jail Orgy Scandal

A Sofia prison guard was ordered a home arrest and two others went to bail over a recent prisoners sex scandal. The three were accused of allowing a homosexual orgy last summer, with some of the participants now saying they had been abused.

Crime | March 19, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 4473

Vile Prison Sex Shown on Bulgarian TV

A private Bulgarian channel showed Saturday night footage of the homosexual orgy that recently sparkled a Sofia prison abuse scandal. The recording was made with a mobile phone by an ex-prisoner, and was later released on the Internet.

Crime | March 19, 2006, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 7179

Italian Top Executive Caught Speeding at 311kph

The head of Telecom Italia, Riccardo Ruggiero, was caught speeding on a motorway in northern Italy at 311 kilometres per hour. Media revealed on Saturday that Ruggiero was trying his new Porsche Carrera.

Crime | March 18, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2495

Bulgarian Porn for US Busted, 5 Cuffed

Five young Bulgarians, four women and a teenage man, were arrested in a raid against three illegal pornographic studios. The sites in Plovdiv provided explicit sex footage to a US website, the police say as cited by the media Saturday.

Crime | March 18, 2006, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 6434

Media Noise "Scares Off" Sisters' Murder Witness

Media noise might scare off the key witness believed to have last seen the two sisters from the town of Pazardzhik alive, local police comments. A day earlier it was reported that police investigating the gruesome murder of the two sisters is to release

Crime | March 17, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2293

Drug-Dealing Gang Busted in Bulgaria

Bulgarian police has busted a criminal organization involved in drug dealing and trafficking in Haskovo in the south of Bulgaria.

Crime | March 17, 2006, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2532

Furious Mother Beats Up Teacher in Bulgaria

A 27-year-old mother was charged with assault after beating up an arts teacher in Stara Zagora in eastern Bulgaria. The mother was furious with the teacher, because he had slapped her son the on March 2.

Crime | March 16, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2969

Police Release E-Fit of Sisters' Murder Witness

Police investigating the gruesome murder of the two sisters from the town of Pazardzhik is to release an e-fit picture of a witness, believed to have last seen them. A description of the witness, a girl, said to be about 19-year-old, will be provided by

Crime | March 16, 2006, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2805