Bulgaria State Security Agency Releases 2008 Report

At a BulgarianState Security Agency seminar Friday lectures on the agency's activities were presented, as well as on its management structure, and on topics regarding national security. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's State National Security Agency (DANS) reported that it extended 380 cases to the judicial authorities, and intercepted criminal activities of 405 suspects in 2008.

This became clear in a report for the accomplishments of DANS in 2008, BGNES announced Friday.

At a Security Agency seminar Friday lectures on the agency's activities were presented, as well as on its management structure, and on topics regarding national security.

The report shows that 164 cases of financial violations have been investigated. Twenty-eight of those cases were about money laundering, 41 were about corruption, and 9 were regarding fraudulent activities with European and state funds.

As a result of DANS's 2008 special operations, 3,5 tons of marijuana, 50 kilograms of materials for synthetic drugs production were confiscated. 77 kilograms of heroin were also confiscated, as well as one drug-production laboratory being busted.

During the seminar it became clear that since April 2008 over 300 ex-cops, former Defense Ministry employees, and other civil servants at other security agencies were hired by DANS. Fifty-nine of the agency's employees have been dismissed. Twenty-two of them have left on their own will; 27 retired, and 2 were fired for misuse of classified information. Since the beginning of the year there have been three cases of extra-legal penalties. The main reasons for extra-legal penalties were disobedience to orders of the head of the agency, and unauthorized access to classified information. Currently, there are three DANS employees under investigation.

 

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