Civil society group BOEC released pictures of WhatsApp messages between police officers suggesting high-level corruption.

The group was only uncovered after a Bulgarian police officer notified UK officials about a surprising trend of criminals in the city of Sliven who had noticeably come into large sums of cash.

During the upcoming summer tourist season, police officers from Romania, Germany, and Poland will assist their Bulgarian colleagues in maintaining public order across resorts along the Black Sea.

A lone Bulgarian police officer told British authorities his city was suddenly awash with cash and criminals were ‘living like barons’ In Nikolova’s case, that was halfway through her sentence.