Macedonian Inmate Caught While Trying to Cross into Bulgaria

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Bulgarian and Macedonian police have detained a 41-year-old inmate who was seeking to enter Bulgaria.

In a joint operation, the two police forces prevented him from passing through the border where he had been accompanied by a Bulgarian national, according to the Interior Ministry in Skopje.

The Bulgarian, however, managed to flee.

The man, identified as G.I. is serving a sentence after found guilty of being a member of an organized criminal gang dealing with usury, illegal gambling and racketeering, the Macedonian daily Dnevnik says.

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