Customs officials accused of reviving multi-million fraud scheme
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New maneuvers within the Customs Agency reportedly mimic a past scheme that cost the budget tens of millions. The allegations, involving the domestic discovery of Chinese goods, arrive as the state finds its coffers for upcoming elections are empty; the funds originally set aside for highways will not cover the cost of the vote.
The health ministry reports that one in six citizens now lives with a mental health disorder, a figure released as parliament attempts to regulate the aggressive debt collection practices of the fast-loan sector. The property market remains detached from the broader economy: while the number of sales is falling, prices in several regions continue to rise at double-digit rates.
Tensions in the Black Sea have reached the coast after fishermen discovered a plundered ship abandoned after a drone strike. The find has sharpened political questions for President Radev, whose silence regarding a meeting with Ukraine's intelligence chief is now being challenged by former defense minister Nikolay Nenchev.