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A Georgian national was detained on the Trakia highway for transporting foreigners without identity documents, as reported by the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Sofia. The incident occurred yesterday before noon when police stopped a van for inspection and discovered 44 men inside, all of whom identified themselves as Afghans.

Two young men, around 20 years old, were shot in the village of Meshtitsa, Pernik region, on the night of September 23, according to the spokesperson of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Pernik.

A significant quantity of the highly valuable and radioactive metal americium was uncovered in a covert operation led by the District Prosecutor's Office in Plovdiv, in collaboration with the Ministry of the Interior and the State Agency for National Security (SANS).

Authorities in Bulgaria have detained a group of 38 illegal migrants found in a van on the ring road near Montana, according to a statement from the District Prosecutor's Office. The migrants, originating from Syria and Egypt, are currently in custody. Once their identities are verified, they will be transferred to a Refugee Accommodation Center in the country.

A 23-year-old man has been detained for 72 hours following his arrest for the robbery and murder of an elderly woman in the village of Mokresh, located in the Valchedrum municipality of the Montana region. According to the District Prosecutor's Office in Montana, the incident occurred on July 9, 2024.

On August 19, a major police operation aimed at dismantling an international migrant trafficking ring operating along the so-called "Western Balkan route" was conducted in the Plovdiv region of Bulgaria, BNT reports. This route spans from Turkey through Bulgaria, Serbia, and Romania, ultimately reaching Western Europe.

A tragic incident occurred in Plovdiv, where a 6-year-old child fatally shot his father, a police officer, within the premises of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' Special Police Forces (SPS). This was confirmed by senior commissioner Georgi Chergov, regional director of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Plovdiv, and district prosecutor Vanya Hristeva, who is overseeing the case.

The death of Teodor Popov, son of the warehouse owner, whose warehouse exploded near Elin Pelin, has been officially confirmed. This was revealed in a social media post by his father, Todor Popov.

Shortly after 10:30 a.m., under the direction of the District Prosecutor's Office - Sofia, investigators from the National Investigation Service and the District Investigation Service, along with fire department teams and specialized units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, began an inspection of the warehouses near Elin Pelin, reports BNT.

Police in Bulgaria have detained Metodi Velkov, a prosecutor from the Territorial Department-Nessebar at the District Prosecutor's Office in Burgas, for a period of 24 hours, BNT reports. The detention followed Velkov's refusal to undergo alcohol and drug tests, prompted by reports from employees at a gas station in Ravda.