Head of the Security Directorate in Varna fired over illegal construction

29.05.2026 | Region

Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev has disciplinarily dismissed Alexander Dragnev from the "Security and Public Order" directorate due to illegal construction in the Baba Alino area.

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Disciplinary dismissal in Varna Municipality

The Mayor of Varna, Blagomir Kotsev, announced at an extraordinary briefing that the head of the municipal directorate "Security and Public Order," Aleksandar Dragnev, has been dismissed for disciplinary reasons.

"The reason for the employee's dismissal is directly related to established illegal construction in the Baba Alino area," stated Kotsev.

This is the first step of serious personnel changes within the structure. According to the mayor:

The case in "Baba Alino" is only the beginning of the audits that the administration plans to conduct in connection with potential legal violations in the municipal administration.