Head of National Investigation Service: More and more students in Bulgaria become drug dealers

More and more school students are becoming drug dealers. This was stated by Deputy Prosecutor General and Director of the National Investigation Service, Borislav Sarafov, at a joint briefing with caretaker Minister of Interior, Ivan Demerdzhiev and Ministry of Interior Secretary General, Petar Todorov on December 13.

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"These students are not only perpetrators. They are victims as well. In the raid in Gorna Oryahovitsa, the distributor of a narcotic substance was a 16-year-old student from 10th grade. Imagine these over 200 kg of cannabis - that's over 200,000 doses of the drug for our children. I am confident that our joint efforts will yield positive results and soon this will not be happening in schools," Sarafov said.

Over 200 arrested, 10 drug labs identified during operation "White" targetting drug-trafficking

Currently, within the operation "White" which targets drug trafficking, about 470 pre-trial and fast-track proceedings have been initiated and 580 persons have been detained, the Ministry of Interior’s Secretary General said. The focus of this operation is school grounds and areas around them, where some 3,000 checks have been carried out, which will actively continue in the future, Todorov added.

The Minister of Interior also commented on the case of a record amount of marijuana seized in a village in Gorna Oryahovitsa region, Central Northern Bulgaria:

"Yesterday we managed to reach quite high up in such a criminal group, helped by the raid aimed at drug trafficking which coincided with our efforts targeting drug distribution in schools. The case in which over 200kg of narcotics were seized was the result of actions that started in a school, an unravelled chain that also led to people standing very high up in it. Our efforts, which continued for several months, achieved a good result," said Ivan Demerdzhiev.

Six children have been arrested in the case. Two pre-trial proceedings have been opened. The vast majority of the grass reached schools in the municipalities of Lyaskovets and Gorna Oryahovitsa, added Petar Todorov.

The issue of drugs will continue outside Bulgaria, Demerdzhiev added - Turkish President Recep Erdogan has ordered the country's Minister of Interior to assist his Bulgarian counterparts in the fight against drug trafficking and smuggling.

"On Sunday, I am going to visit Turkey - there I will give data to the minister about persons who commit such activities and operate on Turkish territory, we have an assurance that the Turkish side will carry out the necessary actions and will be uncompromising. I think that when we hit and disrupt these rings on both sides of the border, the effect will be much better," Ivan Demerdzhiev said.

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