Bulgarian Police Arrests 8 Drug Dealers, Prostitutes

Bulgaria's Unit for combating organized crime has arrested eight drug dealers and prostitutes during a special operation Tuesday nights. Photo by BGNES

Bulgaria's Unit for Combating Organized Crime has arrested eight people during a special operation against drug dealing and prostitution.

The police have announced that the operation was conducted late Tuesday in Sofia.

A 36-year-old dealer and his 37-year-old client have been detected in the Sofia district “Dragalevtzi” and were arrested at the moment of the drug sale. The police have found 3 packets of cocaine plus 15 mobile phones and 5 SIM-cards in the dealer's car.

A 19-year-old and a 57-year-old, who have been in the car, have also been detained.

At the search of the dealer's home, the police have found three prostitutes – a 27-year-old woman, who have been detained three times for prostitution for the past six months, another woman the same age and a 16-year-old girl, who has been taken to the Center for temporary accommodation of minors.

A 19-year-old man, who has a criminal record, and a 20-year-old man have also been arrested.

The police have also seized nine more packets with white dust, which the drug test proved to be cocaine, as well as a computer with the girls' photos, information, price, fake identity documents and reports for the money earned from prostitution.

The eight have been detained for 24 hours.

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