The weapon used to kill businessman Iliyan Filipov in Plovdiv on 30 September has been found. Plovdiv regional police (ODMVR) announced this with the permission of the supervising prosecutor.

In early October, interior minister Ivan Demerdzhiev said the weapon had not been found. Two days later, the interior ministry was carrying out operations in the Maritsa river near the bridge by the Plovdiv Fair.

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Slavcho Megerov, 51, has been detained and charged with the murder. The Court of Appeal in Plovdiv ruled that he must stay in custody.

The pre-trial investigation is under the supervision of the Plovdiv district prosecutor's office. Prosecutors believe the motive is personal and linked to financial relations.