Staff Changes in the Police: New Head of the Criminal Police Department in Pazardzhik

A new head of the Criminal Police Department at the Pazardzhik Regional Directorate (ODMVR – Pazardzhik) is Commissioner Georgi Tashev. He comes from the Plovdiv Directorate of the Ministry of Interior, where he held the same post until now. Tashev replaces Ivo Takuchev, who in recent months had been performing the temporary duty of department head and, according to the media, will lead another unit within the regional directorate.

The new chief was born in 1977 in Pazher (Peshtera) and is a long-time employee in the Ministry of Interior system. His first job was in 1998 as a police officer, after which he worked in various positions in the Criminal Police in Plovdiv. Tashev has participated in investigations on cases related to drugs, offenses against property and serious criminal acts, as well as in investigations into a number of murders in Plovdiv and the surrounding region.

His education includes graduation from the Police Academy with a specialization in “Countering Crime and Maintaining Public Order,” and later he earned a Master’s degree in Law from Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski.” In July 2019, Tashev was appointed head of the Criminal Police Department at ODMVR – Plovdiv.

Source: Telenews