Investigators: Roughly 60 million BGN for the construction of ¨Hemus¨ motorway were siphoned off

The authorities investigating the construction of problematic parts of “Hemus” motorway identified a scheme for siphoning off millions of BGN for the building of Lot 5 of the motorway.

According to their information, approximately 60 million BGN in cash were sionned off and put into sacks. The amount is part of more than 84 million BGN, transferred for the construction of Lot 5.

The money was transferred without any issued permission for the building of the section. Subsequently, the amount was directed to bank accounts of another related company, that played a buffer role in the tax fraud scheme, according to the investigators.

In the past 2 days, 10 people were detained in an operation by the General Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, related to the construction of the “Hemus” motorway in three Bulgarian districts.

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