Large-scale police operation unveils 250 fake Green passes in Bulgaria

In a major operation that resulted in the raid of two vaccination centres, the arrest of three doctors, and a dentist, the police found 250 people who had been issued a Green COVID-19 pass despite not being vaccinated.

A prosecutor explained that a false certificate costs between €100 and €200, and many of the people who obtained a certificate used it to travel abroad.

In October, four people, including a doctor, were arrested in another operation against the issuance of fake certificates. However, they were later released without charge.

Two weeks ago, a working group was set up to coordinate the actions and exchange of information between departments and institutions to facilitate the identification of hospitals and medical personnel suspected of issuing false certificates.

The group included representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Interior and the State Agency for National Security.

Before that, an MP candidate was charged as a mediator for false certificates.

(Krassen Nikolov | EURACTIV.bg)