Bulgariaa[euro][TM]s Interior Has Focused on Fighting Human Trafficking- Caretaker Minister.

The efforts of Bulgariaâs Interior Ministry have been aimed at countering human trafficking since the beginning of August, according to caretaker Interior Minister Yordan Bakalov.

Speaking Thursday in Parliament, he informed that 472 people had been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking since the beginning of 2014, with 218 of the total detained in August and September.

Bakalov, as cited by dnevnik.bg, said that 121 people had been arrested in October only, adding that the Interior Ministry and the prosecuting authority had held a meeting over the matter.

Bakalov asked MPs to help increase the number of employees of the Interior as soon as possible.

To illustrate the need for increasing the total headcount of the Interior, he noted that Bulgariaâs southern border was guarded by as many police officers as one district.

He emphasized that the concentration of a large number of police officers at the borders created problems inside the country.

Bakalov announced in Parliament that Bulgariaâs southern border from Rezovo to...