Balgarianovinite.com Information on illegal import of animals from Romania into Bulgaria, an illegal slaughterhouse uncovered in the Ihtiman area (Western Bulgaria), and sites where the remains of slaughtered animals were dumped was presented on site by caretaker Minister of Agriculture and Food Ivan Hristanov and Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) Executive Director Angel Mavrovski on Saturday.
“We are in Ihtiman, which is clearly the epicenter or hub of smuggling into Bulgaria,” Minister Hristanov told the media. He reported that trucks carrying small ruminants have already been detained and are currently at the Romanian border. Hristanov said that Romanian ear tags were found at another location on the other side of Ihtiman.
The BFSA together with the Ministry of Interior spent the entire day on March 13 conducting inspections and determined that there are several locations in the Ihtiman area where bones and fresh animal waste had been dumped, Hristanov said. In addition, there are several locations where the meat was butchered and cut up, and from there distributed in an unknown direction, he added.
Hristanov announced that a joint news conference with the BFSA and the Interior Ministry will be held on Monday to present government measures. “From this moment on, we will not allow a weak government to compromise our domestic livestock industry,” Hristanov added.
On March 13, three animal farming organizations warned of a critical situation regarding the disposal of dead animals in Bulgaria. In a joint statement, the Union of Poultry Farmers, the Association of Pig Farmers and the Association of Industrial Pig Farming said the problem emerged on March 9, when the acceptance and disposal of animal by-products was effectively suspended. As a result, livestock farms are facing difficulties in continuing their operations. Earlier in the day, Agriculture Minister Hristanov filed a report with the prosecution service concerning alleged abuse in a public procurement procedure for incinerators. He said that the money for animal disposal for a period of three years had been spent for half the time and now money is no longer available. Animals Smuggling Hub, Illegal Slaughterhouse Uncovered in Ihtiman Area 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-14 16:50:47 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law