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Almost 100 kg Heroin Captured at Bulgaria-Turkey Border [Mar 07, 2011] Bulgaria's police have captured a shipment of 96 kg of heroin at the country's border with Turkey in an anti-narcotics operation coordinated with DEA. The drugs were found at the Kapitan Andreevo border crossing in a truck with Bulgarian license plates bringing cement into Bulgaria from Turkey. The special operation was carried out the in southeastern Haskovo District on Saturday and on Sunday ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ruling Party Dealt Heavy Blow over State Gazette Scandal [Jul 13, 2010] A blunder that put an illegitimate amendment to the drugs law in the State Gazette will most probably throw out of their high posts two members of Bulgaria's parliament, elected on the ticket of the ruling GERB party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament to Inspect Scandalous Drugs Amendment [May 13, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament will start inspecting the scandalous amendment that allowed the publication of image advertisements for narcotic substances. An illegitimate amendment to the Drugs Act was printed in the State Gazette without the approval of the Parliament or the President. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament to Inspect Scandalous Drugs Amendment [May 13, 2010] Bulgaria's parlaiment assigned a committee to probe into a murky amendment to the Drugs Act which allows image commercials of narcotic products. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Patients Angry about Medical Treatment [May 10, 2010] Patients in Bulgaria are most dissatisfied with the access to medical treatment and the availability of drugs in the country. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Patients Angry about Medical Treatment [May 10, 2010] Patients in Bulgaria have filed the most complaints about the limited access to proper medic care and the lack of drugs. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria State Gazette Blunder Back in Parliament [May 05, 2010] Bulgarias parliament will debate on Wednesday the opposition proposal to appoint a temporary investigation committee over the blunder that put an illegitimate amendment to the drugs law in the State Gazette. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria State Gazette Blunder Called "Lapsus" [Apr 01, 2010] An amendment to the law on drugs, which was published in Bulgaria 's State Gazette without the approval of the parliament or the president, has been innocently passed off as an involuntary mistake. [via YahooNews] More >>

Blunder Prompts Special Edition of Bulgaria State Gazette (Novinite.com) [Mar 28, 2010] Bulgaria will publish a special edition of its State Gazette after an amendment to the law on drugs was published by mistake, without the approval of the parliament or the president. [via YahooNews] More >>

UK Drugs Boss Aimed to Hide Millions in Bulgaria Properties (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] Investigators are now aiming to seize millions of pounds of assets they claim Malik acquired through his drugs empire. It is not clear if this involves any property in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

PM: Bulgaria Can Be Secret Services Hub (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] Following a visit to the United Kingdom, Bulgaria's Prime Minister has suggested that the country hosts centers of the secret services to combat organized crime and drugs trafficking. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Prosecutors Bring New Charges against Top Criminal Boss (Novinite.com) [Jan 14, 2010] Bulgaria Prosecutors have bought a new charge against Krasimir Marinov aka the Big Marguin for organizing a criminal group to deal with the distribution of drugs. [via YahooNews] More >>