They detained a fraudster who was taking money for faster services in the yard of the capital's traffic police.

He walked around the square and introduced himself to the waiting citizens as an employee of the Traffic Police Department, promising various administrative services to be performed faster for a certain amount of money.

"An angry citizen informed us about corruption that is taking place on the territory of the Traffic Police in the car registration zone.

The victim told me that he had come to change his ticket, he had met the alleged police officer in civilian clothes, who had offered to change his ticket as soon as possible.

He asked him for BGN 100, ”explained Tencho Tenev, the head of the Traffic Police at the Interior Ministry.

Law enforcement agencies have established that the alleged police officer has been operating for a long time - he and his family have been standing in front of the traffic police for years.

The man was engaged in registration and re-registration of cars.

An alleged police officer cheated with about BGN 2,000 a man

"His family offers to change registration coupons, books.

There is a website - a private traffic police, which also offers appeals against penal decrees, which is unacceptable in our country.

They have an office and provide such services, "Tenev explained.

About 20-25 people are involved in such extortion of citizens on the territory of the capital's traffic police, Tenev explained.

The head of the Traffic Police stressed that there will be employees fired from registration, because camera recordings show the whole chain.

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