Bulgarian and Romanian nationals have been in custody for four months because the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office believes they have blackmailed controversial businessman and lawmaker from the party Movement for Rights…
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Prosecutor’s Office Accuses Two Individuals of Extortion of Senior Bulgarian Politicians
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Bulgarian authorities close their eyes to evidence from partner services
Customs Documents: Bulgartabac Generates Billions from Smuggling
The company of Iraqi smuggler Salam Quader Faraj has bought from Bulgaria and exported to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) more than 3.3 billion cigarette packs between 2009 and 2017.…
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One day ahead of the protest rally of workers of Bulgarian tobacco manufacturer Bulgartabac, Bivol’s editorial office received information on employees from the company’s factory in the city of Blagoevgrad…
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A deleted and forgotten presentation from the site of a Dubai company reveals the real scale of the hidden empire “Peevski”. According to the document, the company TGI Middle East…
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Interview with Assen Yordanov
Wiener Zeitung: Land in Oligarch’s Hand
Extensive interview with Assen Yordanov, founder and Director of Bivol, with the prestigious Austrian newspaper Wiener Zeitung on: – Mafia reality in Bulgaria – Bivol’s mission – Cost of defending…
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When New Socialist Leader Was Head of Bulgartabac, the Holding Traded with Smugglers
A complex investigation of Bivol, based on documents from Bulgaria, USA, Liechtenstein and Dubai, exposed a scheme for large-scale smuggling of cigarettes, manufactured by Bulgartabac, in the Middle East. The…
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Documents from Dubai reveal:
Bulgartabac Sold Cigarettes for More Than One Billion Dollars Annually to Iraqi Smuggler
The company Andalus Al Sharq General Trading, registered in Dubai, has bought just in 2014 more than 12,000 tons of Bulgartabac cigarettes. At 0.75 grams of tobacco per cigarette, this…
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Bulgartabac Mafia:
Peevski Is Leaving, Bulgartabac Is Leaving… Partnership with Bulgaria’s Powerful People Remains
Surprisingly, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov appeared in the role of spokesman for the notorious MP (and former Head of the State Agency for National Security, DANS) Delyan Peevski. Borisov said…
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The surprise announcement of Bulgartabac that it was stopping exports to the Middle East came on the same day when Bivol received a refusal from the Customs Agency to disclose…