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Bulgarian Cocaine King's Daughter Abducted by 3 Masked Gunmen
The abductors of Lara, the 10-year-old daughter of powerful Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev aka Brendo, have been described as three masked gunmen armed with automatic weapons. The girl was abducted...
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Sofia's Entrance, Exit Points Blocked over Abduction - Report
All entrance and exit points of Bulgaria's capital Sofia have been blocked by police in the aftermath of the abduction of 10-year-old Lara, the daughter of notorious drug lord Evelin Banev aka Brendo,...
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Lara, the 10-year-old daughter of powerful Bulgarian mafia boss Evelin Banev aka Brendo, was not harmed during her abduction early on Tuesday, according to local media reports. The girl's bodyguard,...
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Bulgarian Drug Kingpin's Daughter Abducted in Stolen BMW X5 - Report
The three masked gunmen who abducted the 10-year-old daughter of Bulgarian drug lord Evelein Banev aka Brendo on Tuesday were driving a stolen BMW X5 vehicle, according to a local media report. Police...
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Who Is Who: Notorious Bulgarian Drug Lord Evelin Banev aka Brendo
Top Bulgarian criminal Evelin Banev aka Brendo, whose daughter was abducted by masked gunmen early on Tuesday, was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison last month. He was charged with heading an organized...
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Life of Abducted Bulgarian Girl's Bodyguard 'out of Danger' - Report
There is currently no danger for the life of the bodyguard of the 10-year-old girl who was abducted in Bulgaria's capital Sofia on Tuesday, local media say. 10-year-old Lara, the daughter of notorious...
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20-Year-Old Woman Found Dead in Sofia
The dead body of a 20-year-old woman has been discovered in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, according to local police authorities. The body was found in the vicinity of one of the city's largest parks,...
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Bulgarian 'Octopus' Blames Rulers for Abduction of Cocaine King's Daughter
Controversial Bulgarian businessman Aleksei Petrov has blamed Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov and Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for the abduction of drug kingpin Evelin Banev's 10-year-old daughter....
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2 Men Arrested for Murder of Young Woman in Sofia
Two men have been arrested for the murder of a 20-year-old woman in Bulgaria's capital Sofia, according to police. The woman's body was found late on Tuesday in the vicinity of one of the city's...
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Bulgarian 'Kingpin's' Daughter Abducted to 'Keep Him Silent'
Lara Baneva, the abducted daughter of alleged Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev AKA Brendo, is alive and kidnappers are hiding her in the capital Sofia. The news was reported Thursday by Standard daily,...
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Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor: No Crime Wave amidst Turmoil
Bulgaria's Chief Prosecutor, Sotir Tsatsarov, has firmly denied a crime wave has risen in the country in the aftermath of the resignation of the government. One day ago, speaking in a TV interview,...
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Czech Media: CEZ Bulgaria Linked to Powerful Crime Group
A significant stake of the Bulgarian subsidiary of the Czech-owned power distributor CEZ is owned by a company belonging to a local notorious and murky business empire known as TIM, according to Czech...
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Bulgarian 'Cocaine King' Trial Starts in Italy
The trail against alleged Bulgarian "cocaine king" Evelin Banev AKA Brendo is starting in Italy on Friday. He is indicted for being a member of an organized crime group dealing with cocaine trafficking...
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Wife of Bulgarian Drug Lord Pleads with Daughter's Abductors
The former wife of alleged Bulgarian drug lord Evelin Banev aka Brendo has pleaded with the abductors of their daughter, begging them to call her on the phone. Monika Dobrinova pleaded for her...
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Bulgaria Surprisingly Closes Case against Media Moguls
Bulgaria's prosecutors have unexpectedly put an end to the trial for tax evasion and money laundering against major businessmen and media moguls Ognyan Donev and Lyubomir Pavlov, citing lack of...
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'Radical Islam' Trial Set to Resume in Bulgaria
A Bulgarian court is to hold a new hearing Monday in the trial against thirteen religious leaders accused of preaching radical Islam. The defendants face up to five years in prison in a criminal trial,...
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Bulgaria to Probe 'American' TPPs
Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office is launching a probe in the contracts for long-term purchase of electric power from the so-called "American" Thermal Power Plants. The news came in the aftermath of...
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Abducted Daughter of Bulgarian Drug Lord Still Missing - Top Cop
The ten-year-old daughter of Bulgarian drug kingpin Evelin Banev has not been discovered yet, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has said. "Our colleagues have been working very intensively...
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Sofia Prosecuting Authority Initiates Proceedings over Beating of Dogan's...
The Sofia Regional Prosecutor's Office has initiated pre-trial proceedings against an unknown perpetrator over the beating of Oktay Enimehmedov by delegates of the ethnic Turkish party Movement for...
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Sofia Appellate Court Issues Partial Acquittals for 4 'Impudent' Kidnappers
The Sofia Appellate Court (SAC) has partially acquitted four members of "the Imudent" gang specialized in high-profile abductions. The Impudent gang was charged with 11 abductions and one attempted...
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