Ministry of Interior

The Interior Ministry has Appointed 934 New Policemen this Year

934 are the new police officers appointed up until 8 August, Interior Minister Valentin Radev announced after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. He is pleased that the Cabinet has fulfilled its commitment to hire 1,000 people by the end of 2017, news.bg reported. New police officers will be allocated to small settlements.

Bulgarian Border Police Hands Foreign Drivers Brochures on Road Traffic Rules

Border police officers hand foreign drivers brochures with information on road traffic rules in Bulgaria. The brochures are handed upon entry to the country and are issued in four languages: Bulgarian, Turkish, German and English, the Ministry of Interior said on 15th of august, reported BNT. 

Units to Counteract Phone Scams Were Set Up in Several Cities in Bulgaria

Units for counteracting telephone scammers will be established in the cities of Pleven, Rousse and Veliko Turnovo as part of the measures to fight domestic crimes, Bulgaria's Minister of Interior said on 10th of August during a briefing on the "Public Order and Security" section of the Government's Governance Programme, reported the Bulgarian National Television. 

Illegal Import of 20 Tonnes of Pork was Stopped

Illegal imports of over 20 tons of pork were interrupted by officials of the Directorate for Combating Organized Crime, Police and the Revenue Agency, the Ministry of Interior announced on Thursday.

The action was possible after a signal was given. According to preliminary data, smuggled goods entered August 6th through Ruse border checkpoint.

Another Fire Broke Out Near Burgas

A big fire broke out in the village of Izvorishte in Burgas, the Ministry of Interior announced. Five firefighters from Burgas are extinguishing the fire.

Shortly before 1 pm today, a fire in a villa area near Izvorishte was reported on 112.

The fire has covered dry grasses on a large area and two buildings, police said.

Fire Broke Out on the Roof of the Ministry of Environment and Water

A fire broke out on the roof of the Ministry of Environment and Water in downtown Sofia, the Ministry of Interior announced. After the fast intervention of firefighters, the flames were extinguished, reported bTV.

No injured people in the incident.

The signal is given minutes after 15:00. The flames have covered about 10 sq. m of the roof and undercover space of the Ministry.

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