Spanish Police Busts Bulgarian Gang - Counterfeit Coins
Arizona Coin Collector
http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=23469
15:28 - 14.12.2008
Spanish Police Busts Bulgarian Gang
A band of Bulgarians involved in the making of
counterfeit coins, break-ins, fraud and cloning of
bank cards was busted by the Spanish Police in
Madrid, Spain's El Dia daily wrote Sunday.
According to Spanish police Bulgarians were part of
an international group that operated in Italy as
well. Its leader is 38-year-old Ivaylo C. was
arrested along with Maria G. (46 years),
Dale D. (35 years), Vasil P. (23 years).
The police confiscated computers, 2500 cards, ready
to be activated with new data, other documents with
false identities and 19 000 Euros in coins. It is
believed that the four arrested have begun to act
in 2006 and have carried out around 120 crimes.
According to EFE one of the detainees is a member
of a retired military servants organization in
Bulgaria and it appears he had periodically
transferred money to a general in Bulgaria from
the same organization.
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