Eight arrested in a police operation against drugs distribution in Bourgas

Eight people were arrested in the morning on November 13 in a large-scale police operation in Pobeda neighbourhood of the coastal city of Bourgas. The Regional Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior in the city reported that the operation was carried out in counteraction to the distribution of drugs, robberies and thefts from retail outlets, offices of companies and private homes.

The operation was carried out very early this morning, involving officers from the Criminal Police Department at the Ministry of Interior in Bourgas, the specialised police forces, the First District Police Station and Bourgas Gendarmerie. The arrested are in custody and interviewed.

Tsvetelina Randeva, spokesperson for the Ministry of the Interior, Bourgas: Five different places in the neighbourhood were checked and many items were seized, including bicycles, car navigation, mobile phones, a large number of knives, most likely used for threats in robberies, telescopic sticks and household items, the origin of which at the moment.cannot be adequately explained by detained.

The arrested are about 30 year olds, the police said.