Bulgaria: Authorities Caution Against Fraud Risks Ahead of Euro Adoption
The General Directorate of the National Police has issued warnings about potential fraud as Bulgaria prepares to introduce the euro.
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About 10 people have been detained in a large-scale operation of the GDBOP against trafficking, BNR has reported.
The operation started at around 7 a.m. this morning and is taking place across the country and will continue throughout the day.
According to BNR, its goal is the detention of a "serious organized criminal group".
Dozens of addresses are searched. Large amounts of cash and multiple SIM cards were found. Procedural-investigative actions are underway.
For now, the Ministry of the Interior and the Prosecutor's Office are not giving any more information.
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