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Agents From SANS and the Ministry of Interior Dismantled a Sect in Plovdiv

Summary by fakti.bg
A joint operation by the State Agency for National Security and the Regional Directorate for Internal Affairs - Plovdiv led to the arrest of a foreigner who organized a sect using hallucinogens, NOVA reports. The citizen of a European Union country was detained for one day after it was found that he was manipulating a group of Bulgarians through promises of mental and physical healing achieved through the use of psychoactive substances. Pseudo-s…

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A joint operation by the State Agency for National Security and the Regional Directorate for Internal Affairs - Plovdiv led to the arrest of a foreigner who organized a sect using hallucinogens, NOVA reports. The citizen of a European Union country was detained for one day after it was found that he was manipulating a group of Bulgarians through promises of mental and physical healing achieved through the use of psychoactive substances. Pseudo-s…

The State Agency for National Security has captured a sect leader in the Plovdiv region. The announcement on the DANS website states that he is not a Bulgarian citizen. The group practiced non-traditional rituals using psychoactive substances....

The sect, which kept its followers in submission through opiates, was dismantled by the State Security Agency and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The group's activities are very similar to those of the Petrokhan guru Ivaylo Kalushev. Employees of the State Security Agency and the Regional Directorate for Internal Affairs - Plovdiv have dismantled a group that practiced non-traditional rituals using psychoactive substances. The operation was ca…

DANS broke up a sect and arrested a foreign shaman. This is clear from an official statement from the Agency. On 26. 09. 2026.

A large-scale special operation by the National Security Agency and the Regional Directorate for the Interior and Local Government of Plovdiv disrupted the activities of a dangerous pseudo-spiritual group practicing non-traditional rituals and psychological manipulation of dozens of Bulgarians.

Agents from the National Security Agency (DANS) and the Regional Directorate for Internal Affairs and Internal Security - Plovdiv broke up a group practicing non-traditional rituals using psychoactive substances. The actions were carried out under conditions of urgency, the leader was detained for 24 hours.

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fakti.bg broke the news on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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