Nakon dvije sedmice praćenja, ova lica uhapšena su u Sofiji i u blizini grada Blagoevgrada na jugozapadu Bugarske, u sklopu zajedničke operacije Nacionalne službe sigurnosti (NSS), specijalne jedinice za borbu protiv organiziranog kriminala, te Sofijske istražne službe (SIS).
After two weeks of surveillance, the arrests were made in Sofia and near the town of Blagoevgrad in southwestern Bulgaria, as part of a joint operation by the National Security Service (NSS), the special unit for fighting organised crime, and the Sofia Investigation Service (SIS).