Police carried out a specialized operation in Haskovo region targeting crimes against citizens’ political rights, with a focus on preventing vote-buying. According to Haskovo police, 60 warning protocols were issued and 70 people were checked from the criminal segment. So far, there have been no reports of vote trading. Police chief Miroislav Hristov said the situation was calmer than in the most recent parliamentary elections. The action aimed to prevent violations of voting rights, actively counter ordinary crime, and increase road traffic control. In the operation, a 26-year-old man was detained, wanted for multiple thefts from commercial sites. In total, 11 people were detained during the operation, for holding drugs, drunk driving, driving after alcohol use, and theft. Officers and gendarmerie teams carried out the operation. By midday, they had checked 1,126 people and 1,402 vehicles. For road traffic offences, 263 acts were issued and 32 fines were written. Police inspected black and non-ferrous metal points, betting houses, car breakers, drinking venues and commercial sites. In custody in Haskovo, Simeonovgrad and Dimitrovgrad, a woman and four men were held for drug possession. At an overnight stay in Haskovo, two detainees aged 20 and 35 were found with about a gram of crystal intended for smoking and about a gram of marijuana. In Simeonovgrad, a 22-year-old youth threw a folded item on the ground when he saw police. In Dimitrovgrad, a 35-year-old man was detained with a folded amount of marijuana. In the home of a 43-year-old woman, police found 40 grams of marijuana, divided into 12 folded portions. Two fast-track proceedings were opened in the Haskovo police unit against drivers who were driving with drugs. A 19-year-old boy who drove a BMW after using methamphetamine refused to give a blood sample. A 37-year-old driver of an Audi also refused a medical sample after a technical device showed cocaine use. Both were held for up to 24 hours. Police set up posts on entry and exit roads near Haskovo’s “Republika” district to check passing vehicles. The operation will continue until the presidential election on 25 October.