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Bulgaria Sends 3rd Group of 'Shock' Special Ops Detainees to Italy [Aug 26, 2011] Bulgaria has extradited to Italy a third group of members of a large international ring of credit card fraudsters, who were nabbed at the beginning of July in a special police operation codenamed "Shock". The information was reported by the Bulgarian Interior Ministry's press center. The latest group includes 12 individuals accused of credit card fraud.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Military Police to Train with Tennessee National Guard [Aug 19, 2011] Bulgaria's military police and special police forces are starting drills with the Tennessee National Guard, the Bulgarian Defense Ministry announced. The joint military drills entitled "Watchful Guard 2011" will take place between August 20 and September 2, 2011, on the Novo Selo Training Ground in Southeastern Bulgaria, which is a joint-use training facility of the Bulgarian and US armed forces ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hands over to Italy Another Group of Card Fraudsters [Aug 09, 2011] Bulgaria extradited to Italy on Tuesday a second batch of members of a large international ring of credit card fraudsters, who were nabbed at the beginning of July in a special police operation code-named "Shock". The group included nineteen Bulgarians, who were among the 47 suspects detained on European arrest warrants in Bulgaria last month. The news comes just days after the Bulgarian ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Worried' About Tension in Northern Kosovo [Jul 27, 2011] The Bulgarian Foreign Affairs Ministry has issued a statement of "strong worry" about the wosened situation in Northern Kosovo Tuesday. Tensions flared after end of last week Serbia refused to lift a trade embargo agaisnt Kosovo, which led Kosovo to impose the same. Sunday Kosovo's government sent special police units to control the crossing points to Serbia in Northern Kosovo, populated by ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Impudent' Charges Officially Pressed in Court [Sep 08, 2010] Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office has pressed official charges against nine individuals arrested during the special police operation codenamed "The Impudent." [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Killers' Involved in 5 Murders for Hire [Sep 04, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, says the fact magistrates often release some of those arrested during special police operations should not be dramatized. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Top Cop Confirms 'Killers' Link to Football Boss Murder [Jul 24, 2010] Bulgarias Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, confirmed people arrested during the latest special police operation codenamed Killers are involved in Yuri Galevs murder. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Special Police Ops Crowd Sofia Jail [Jun 01, 2010] Bulgarias Chief Secretary of the Interior, Kalin Georgiev, says the special police operations make the country an orderly State, not a police one. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Hits Gang of "Crooks" [May 31, 2010] Bulgarian commandos have made three arrests during a special police operation, code-named The Crooks, in a neighborhood of the capital Sofia, police announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Arrest 4 over Crimes against Banking System [May 22, 2010] Four people have been arrested during a special police operation in Bulgarias Black Sea capital Varna on Saturday. The Bulgarian Interior Ministry reported that they are suspected of crimes against the banking system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Crack Down on Traders of Stolen EU Cars [May 21, 2010] Bulgarias police have carried out a special police operation against an organized crime group trading with cars stolen in Austria, France, and Italy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior to Target 'Magistrates' in New Special Operation [May 21, 2010] Bulgarias Interior Ministry is about to launch a special police operation codenamed Magistrates targeting corrupt judges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Promises New Mafia Crackdowns [May 09, 2010] Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov (middle) promises more special police operations in the weeks to come. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Cracks Down on 'Money Lenders' Gang [Apr 29, 2010] Bulgarian commandos have made four arrests during special police operation in a Vidin city neighborhood, announced Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eurovision Singer Mistakenly Arrested in Police Operation [Apr 15, 2010] Bulgarias 2009 Eurovision song contest representative Krasimir Avramov was arrested by mistake early Thursday as part of the special police operation code-named "The Untouchable. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister: 'Jellyfish' Operation Still Continues (Novinite.com) [Mar 31, 2010] Bulgarian Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, has revealed that the ?jellyfish? special police operation is continuing in Bulgaria?s Black Sea capital Varna. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Police Bust Varna Council Chair in ?Jellyfish? Operation (Novinite.com) [Mar 31, 2010] The Chair of Varna municipal council, Borislav Gutsanov, has been arrested in a special police operation codenamed ?Jellyfish? in Bulgaria?s Black Sea capital. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Interior Minister Announces New Police Operation (Novinite.com) [Feb 21, 2010] Bulgaria?s Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, informed that a new special police operation is ongoing in the country in partnership with foreign services. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Top Cop: 'Octopus' Is Not Personal Vendetta (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister, Tsvetan Tsvetanov, firmly denies media reports and claims of the opposition that the special police operation, codenamed ?Octopus? is a personal vendetta. [via YahooNews] More >>

Wanted Bulgaria Top 'Octopus' Criminal Turns Himself in (Novinite.com) [Feb 10, 2010] Bulgaria's alleged top criminal, Anton Petrov aka The Hamster, wanted in connection with the special police operation ?Octopus,? has turned himself in. [via YahooNews] More >>