Police officers from the unit for fight against organised crime with the Bulgarian Interior Ministry carried out a large-scale operation targeting an organised crime group dealing with production of fake ID documents and euro bills. The group consisted of Macedonian and Bulgarian citizens, Macedonian Vecer daily writes.
The special operation took two days and was realised with the participation of Macedonian police officers.
Authorities detained the master of the crime group – a 48-year-old citizen of the Bulgarian town of Kyustendil, who was pressed charges.
The special operation kicked off on January 4, 2013, when a man with initials K.R. (aged 43) from Kyustendil arrived at the Gyueshevo border checkpoint. He was travelling to Macedonia. During a check authorities ascertained that the man did not have a driving license, while there were fake euro bills, visas to Switzerland and Germany in the car. The driver was arrested. During the interrogation he confessed that the money and the documents were aimed for a Macedonian citizen.
The investigation on the case continued with the arrest of two more people from Kyustendil, including 58-year-old man with initials Yo.Ch. – a businessman and leader of the district structure of the Bulgarian Social Democracy Party. The Bulgarian Interior Ministry said that the police had enough evidence on the case. The Macedonian police confirmed the information about the operation and announced that local authorities carried out a parallel operation in the Macedonian town of Strumica, in which six people were summoned for interrogation over suspicions of being involved in the crime scheme with the distribution of fake Bulgarian passports. Macedonian authorities raided the homes and offices of the detainees and found 148 medical certificates, some 58 of which were fake. They also found Bulgarian ID documents, which are being analysed at the moment.
