Recent investigations have shown that 102 security companies have hired guards that do not have a clear history and have operation licenses that have expired. This was discovered by inspectors from the National Police Service (NPS) and the National Fire and Accident Protection Service.

General Vassil Vassilev of the NPS ordered all private pubs and night clubs to be checked. These inspections were necessary due to the frequent accidents with guns in clubs and pubs that have involved the employees of security companies.

Examination of the data and documentation of security companies was made between July 4 and July 25. The documents from the regional offices of the companies were also inspected. The managers of the companies had rarely made any inspections of their staff. Many of the companies with irregularities have had administrative sanctions imposed. Over 100 of the companies had been working with licenses that had expired. A large proportion of them have now applied for new licenses. Directors of security firms have been issued 108 police orders. They have to comply with a 30-day term for handing out papers to employees. If companies do not stick to the one-month term they will have their license revoked.

Almost 4,800 night clubs, pubs and restaurants have been checked. Their work hours and work regimes were also scrutinized. The methods of checking for armed and under-aged people were examined by NPS officers.

The Sofia Club Chervilo (Lipstick) was guarded by two men who did not have licenses and did not carry out suitable admission checks for armed people. The Dali night club guards were from Ony11 company and also did not have licenses. They explained that they were working on probation. Another chalga bar called Kosharite (in Lozenets) was being guarded by Valentin Labrov who also did not have a license for the job. The Cutty Sark night club in the Borisova Garden was guarded by unlicensed men without labour contracts.