Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Bulgarian law enforcement launched a sweeping series of raids on August 13 targeting arms dealers in multiple cities, acting on a formal request from National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) as part of an investigation into alleged corruption in wartime defense contracts. The operation, which spanned across regions including the capital Sofia, has not yet resulted in any arrests, but officials say it marks a significant step in a growing multinational effort to address profiteering in the arms trade.

According to Bulgarias Acting Interior Ministry Secretary General Miroslav Rashkov, teams from the Interior Ministrys organized crime unit, the gendarmerie, and special operations forces conducted searches of ...