Bulgaria’s former prime minister, Boyko Borisov, was detained as part of a police operation linked to probes by the EU prosecutor’s office, the Interior Ministry said.

“A large-scale operation is under way in connection with 120 cases of the European Prosecutor’s Office in Bulgaria. Searches and seizures are carried out at many addresses. Boyko Borisov, Vladislav Goranov, Menda Stoyanova, and Sevdalina Arnaudova are currently detained”, - the ministry said.

Borisov, 62, is currently the leader of opposition center-right GERB party.