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Bulgarian authorities rescued 75 elderly people from two unlicensed care facilities where they were forcibly tied up, sedated, and isolated from the outside world

The facilities had been fraudulently reclassified from a care facility to "rooms for rent" to avoid inspections, per the Bulgarian Ministry of Justice

Five people were arrested and are under investigation for kidnapping and abuse. Some elderly individuals have been relocated, though many families were unable or unwilling to take them back

Authorities in Bulgaria rescued dozens of elderly people found forcibly tied up and locked in their rooms at illegal care homes, completely disconnected from the outside world.

The 75 elderly people were found tied up in two facilities in Yagoda, a village in central Bulgaria.

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