Bulgarian police have arrested the head of the anti-drug trafficking unit and two other officers for taking bribes from smuggling cartels. The men - dubbed the highest ranking anti-drug officers in Bulgaria - took bribes from both local and international drug trafficking rings in exchange for protection. They were also the main points of contact between Bulgaria's own anti-drug operation and its international partners in the EU and abroad. He acknowledged that it was disturbing that these men 'are the highest ranking anti-drug officers in Bulgaria and the main contact persons with our international partners, not only in the EU.' The money made by trafficking drugs accounts for a large part of Bulgaria's economy, making up between two and three per cent of the country's GDP, the UN report.

Source: Daily Mail June 26, 2020 12:56 UTC