Six people have been arrested for migrant trafficking through Bulgaria and Serbia to Western Europe, as part of a specialized police operation by the General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime (GDCOC) and the General Directorate Border Police (GDBP), the Ministry of Interior announced Saturday. The operation took place on October 22 in Sofia, Plovdiv, Pazardzhik, and Montana.
One of the arrested suspected traffickers is believed to be in a high-ranking position in the hierarchy of international trafficking. Three of the suspects have been formally charged and placed in pre-trial detention, the Ministry added.
During the investigation, three properties and one vehicle were searched. Mobile phones, EUR 5,120, car rental agreements, vehicle registration documents, payment orders, and other items related to criminal activity were seized. Eleven witnesses have been interviewed. The investigation and police actions are supervised by a prosecutor from the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office. Work on the case is ongoing.
Border Police officers began working to uncover the criminal scheme at the beginning of 2025, the Interior Ministry noted. “For two consecutive years, we have achieved a 70% reduction in migrant pressure,” said Border Police Chief Anton Zlatanov at the International Conference “Bulgaria in Schengen”, held here on Friday. Six Arrested in Police Operation against Human Trafficking THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-25 10:13:00 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
