Bulgaria's organised crime police (GDBOP) have detained a 34-year-old woman and a 40-year-old man in an operation against human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The raid took place on 10 November in Sapareva Banya municipality, Kyustendil region.

Officers found three victims, including a 14-year-old girl.

Investigators say the victims were kept in dependence and for about a year were forced to provide sexual services through harassment, violence, electric shock devices and drugs.

Both suspects are charged under Article 155(5), read with Article 155(1), and Article 20(2) of the Criminal Code. The supervising prosecutor extended their detention to 72 hours.

The Kyustendil District Prosecutor's Office is overseeing the pre-trial proceedings, in which witnesses have been questioned.