Siika Mileva

"Field work ends after the assassination attempt against Chief Prosecutor Ivan Geshev. From now on, we will work with the operational services of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, security services and all international partner services".

The work on the pre-trial proceedings in the "Nexo" case continues. This was stated in a statement by the spokesperson of the Prosecutor General, Siika Mileva. A little earlier it became clear that this affair ends in the USA.

"The investigation included many complaints from British citizens claiming that they were victims of fraud by Nexo", Mileva also said.

Migrants paid up to 10,000 euros to be trafficked from Turkey to Serbia through the territory of Bulgaria. This was stated at a joint briefing by the Prosecutor's Office, the Ministry of the Interior, the State Police and the Security Services.

Two of the defendants in the Nexo crypto-affair have been declared internationally wanted men, the spokesperson of the chief prosecutor Siika Mileva told journalists, without specifying whether it is a manhunt with a red notice or with a European arrest warrant:

In 2022, there is a fivefold increase in illegal migration along the Bulgarian-Turkish border compared to 2021. This was stated at a briefing by the spokesperson of the Prosecutor General - Siika Mileva. "The increase is reaching levels we haven't heard or seen since 2013," Mileva said.

"An investigation is underway against an organized criminal group with global international criminal activity that has affected the interests of citizens of various countries. Transactions made through the NEXO cryptobank over a 5-year period amounted to $94 billion.

Four people have been brought in as defendants in the pre-trial proceedings for the activities of the Nexo crypto platform. This was stated by the chairman of the National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov.

The crypto platform Nexo, whose offices in Sofia were raided yesterday, announced in a statement to bTV that it will sue Bulgaria. The company complained that they had not been provided with a search warrant for hours, and the inspectors had never identified themselves.

The spokesperson of the Bulgarian Prosecutor General Siika Mileva and the head of the "Cybercrime" department Svetlio Vasilev gave details about the special operation of the prosecutor's office, the National Investigation Service, the State Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs against the cryptocurrency company NEXO.

A British citizen wanted by Interpol with a red notice was detained near Pleven. The arrest operation was carried out yesterday in the village of Ljubenovo, around 2:00 p.m., announced the spokesperson of the chief prosecutor Siika Mileva: