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Notorious criminal Petar Petrov AKA The Amigo (Amigossa). File photo
The Sofia Prosecutor's Office confirmed Thursday that notorious criminal Petar Petrov AKA The Amigo (Amigossa) is in the Sofia jail to serve his 3-year sentence.
The Interior Minister reported earlier Thursday that The Amigo had been arrested several days ago. The Prosecutor now informs, cited by the Bulgarian National Radio, Petrov has been behind bars since May 9.
The Amigo was sentenced by the Sofia City Court for money laundering. He was a codefendant in the trial of the late organized crime leader Ivan Todorov AKA The Doctor.
The Supreme Court of Cassations, however, upheld the decision of the Court of Appeals to reduce the sentence to 3 years of jail time.
The sentence became effective in January and Petrov's whereabouts were unknown for a while.
A search warrant had been issued for him and he has been arrested and sent to the Sofia Central Prison on May 9.
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