Bulgaria to end ‘hidden’ roadside police patrols, interior ministry says

Bulgaria’s traffic police will no longer hide “in the bushes” waiting for traffic offenders, acting Interior Ministry chief secretary Georgi Kandev said during a national meeting of the Interior Ministry in Plovdiv, according to BTA.

Instead, police patrols will be deployed in areas with a high concentration of road accidents, Kandev said. He added that the ministry was conducting an analysis to determine where patrol units should be positioned.

Kandev also announced the results of a nationwide operation targeting businesses dealing in scrap metal and dismantled vehicles. According to the Interior Ministry, authorities carried out 970 inspections of sites handling ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as 722 scrapyards and facilities dismantling end-of-life vehicles. More than 1,000 official reports were issued, 800 people were detained, and 454 pre-trial proceedings were launched.

Edited by Miglena Ivanova