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ISIS place £38k bounty on head of Bulgarian wrestler vigilante who patrols border on horseback rounding up migrants

Dinko Valev runs a team of beefy enforcers who patrol the border in armoured personnel vehicles.

ISIS has slapped a £38,000 price on the head of a Bulgarian bounty hunter who rounds up immigrants trying to cross the country’s border with Turkey.

Dinko Valev runs a team of beefy enforcers who patrol the border in armoured personnel vehicles.

Dinko Valev patrols the Bulgarian border with Turkey in a bid to round up migrants fleeing from Syria
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Dinko Valev patrols the Bulgarian border with Turkey in a bid to round up migrants fleeing from SyriaCredit: CEN
The beefy 29-year-old is a former wrestler and often rides on horseback when on his patrols
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The beefy 29-year-old is a former wrestler and often rides on horseback when on his patrolsCredit: CEN
The Bulgarian has posted images of migrants he has stopped as they cross into Bulgarian territory
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The Bulgarian has posted images of migrants he has stopped as they cross into Bulgarian territoryCredit: CEN
Some images show groups of young girls the burly vigilante has stopped as they flee the conflict
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Some images show groups of young girls the burly vigilante has stopped as they flee the conflictCredit: CEN
Other groups of men are shown lined up on the ground after Valev's group of vigilantes have arrested them
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Other groups of men are shown lined up on the ground after Valev's group of vigilantes have arrested themCredit: CEN

Sometimes the tattooed Bulgarian even monitors the dividing line near the city of Yambolon on horseback.

When they come across migrants, the vigilantes arrest the refugees and hand them over to authorities.

Such is the former wrestler’s fame in his home country that he has been able to buy a Mercedes S-Class worth at least £72,000.

Sitting in the vehicle alongside a popular Serbian singer and widow of a notorious war criminal Svetlana Raznjatovic, Valev said: “I thank God for giving me the opportunity to buy it.

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“I wish accident-free driving."

But his deeds have caught the attention of terror group ISIS, who want the 29-year-old dead.

Bulgarian state security services have warned Valev that he is a prime target after images of him arresting migrants emerged.

Messages on an ISIS site called him the “leader of a paramilitary unit operating on the Bulgarian - Turkish border along with a dozen other men".

They go on to promise a reward if pictures confirming his murder are provided.

But his acts have drawn the ire of ISIS, who have placed a bounty on his head
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But his acts have drawn the ire of ISIS, who have placed a bounty on his headCredit: CEN
His group patrols the borders with armoured personnel vehicles
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His group patrols the borders with armoured personnel vehiclesCredit: CEN
And his acts have even drawn praise from Bulgaria's prime minister
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And his acts have even drawn praise from Bulgaria's prime ministerCredit: CEN

Brazen Valev wears the threat as a badge of honour, plastering it over his website.

And he even declares: "I do a public service."

Such is his fame in the eastern European country that he has been invited to appear on the country’s version of Big Brother for £66,000.

Hailing his backers, Valev beamed: “There should be fans, because without fans, man is nothing. I love you, because without you this does not work.";

He even has the backing of the country’s prime minister.

Valev has become something of a celebrity in Bulgaria and was even asked to appear on the country's version of Big Brother
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Valev has become something of a celebrity in Bulgaria and was even asked to appear on the country's version of Big BrotherCredit: CEN

 

But human rights groups have criticised his acts, which have seen hundreds of migrants rounded up
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But human rights groups have criticised his acts, which have seen hundreds of migrants rounded upCredit: CEN

Boyko Borissov said: "I personally have talked to them and thanked them.

“I sent the director of the Bulgarian border police to meet with them, so they can coordinate what they do.

“At the end of the day, the country is ours and we should be united.";

But the paramilitary group have been slammed by Helsinki Committee for Human Rights.

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