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Haskovo court orders Russian man held for up to 40 days over extradition request
Police detained the man on 10 October near the village of Sladun. Russia wants him in connection with weapons and an extremist group.
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Interior ministry: police ran 119 special operations before presidential election, 4 pre-trial cases opened
Police carried out 119 special operations across Bulgaria between 28 September and 13 October. The interior ministry's hotline received 34 reports of…
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Five sailors rescued from ship that sank off Krapets, 11 missing
Early reports spoke of one rescued sailor, with 11 crew members missing. Prime minister Rumen Radev said there had been new drone attacks in the…
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Body found in boot of crashed car in Dimitrovgrad, two held
Police found the body of a 67-year-old man in the boot of a car that hit a waste bin in Dimitrovgrad. His wife and her 14-year-old son have been…
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Three people detained over drugs in Haskovo and Harmanli
Police detained three people on suspicion of possessing drugs in Haskovo and Harmanli, the Haskovo regional police directorate said.
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Two drunk drivers detained in Haskovo and on Maritsa motorway
Police have detained a driver from Dimitrovgrad with 1.69 per mille of alcohol and a Moldovan lorry driver with 1.74 per mille. Fast-track…
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Mirchev: 11 Starlink antennas at secret site near Sofia set on fire
Mirchev said on Facebook about an intentional arson. Along with Bozhidar Bozhanov, he submitted reports to DANS and the Ministry of Interior.
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8.64m cigarettes found in truck at Kulata border, two Poles charged and held
The cigarettes had no excise stamps and were hidden behind food in a Polish-registered truck. A court ordered the two Polish suspects to be held in…
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Bulgaria asks EU and NATO for help investigating attack on ships
Prime minister Rumen Radev has written to the European Council, the European Commission and NATO about the drone attack on two merchant ships in the…
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Over 200 kg of marijuana and cocaine found in two meat trucks in Lovech
Two meat trucks in Lovech held 204 packs of a substance that tested positive for cannabis and 7 packs of a substance that tested positive for…
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Romanian charged with smuggling gold at Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, bail set at €5,000
A Romanian citizen has been charged with smuggling gold jewellery and coins found in the boot of a car at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing.
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Man, 23, charged with racially motivated hooliganism in Sofia
Sofia District Prosecutor's Office charged the man over attacks on a foreign national in central Sofia and asked for him to be kept in custody.
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Police hunt man, 24, from Mezdra over thefts from church and chapel in Yerusalimovo
Haskovo regional police said the man is suspected of stealing a total of €417 from the two sites in Lyubimets municipality.
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Passenger slightly hurt in crash at Orfey junction in Haskovo
A Skoda driven by a 49-year-old man from Burgas collided with a Seat in Haskovo. A 66-year-old woman passenger in the Skoda was slightly hurt,…
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Police detain people with cannabis in Dimitrovgrad, Svilengrad and Gorski Izvor
Haskovo regional police say they have detained people found with cannabis and marijuana in the Republika neighbourhood and the village of Gorski…