Bulgaria arrests seven Border Police at Danube Bridge over bribes
Seven Bulgarian Border Police are in 72-hour custody following their arrest at the Danube Bridge checkpoint with Romania, and are facing charges of acting as an organised crime group, involved in asking for and receiving bribes.
This was announced by the Prosecutor’s Office on November 17, a day after the operation against the Border Police.
At the homes of the Border Police, about 20 000 leva (about 10 237 euro) was found, in different currencies.
Initially, 10 Border Police were held, but only seven were now being kept in custody, a spokesperson for the Prosecutor-General’s office said.
The Border Police had been kept under video and audio surveillance. Drones were used in the surveillance.
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