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A 'migrant bounty hunter' who rounds up asylum seekers in Bulgaria appears to be doing well for himself - after showing of his new £75,000 Mercedes .

Dinko Valev, 29, rides through the country's woodlands on horseback in a bid to track down migrants , including terrified women and children.

He has posted videos of his trips online, showing asylum seekers cowering on the ground as they are surrounded by Valev and other vigilantes.

And now, he has uploaded footage of himself with a brand-new Mercedes S-Class Coupe - and thanked his fans for making the purchase possible.

The Mercedes is a luxury motor in Bulgaria, with the basic model costing £73,200 and the most expensive model priced at around £215,000.

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However, it is not all good news for the bounty hunter - for he is being targeted by terrorists, including members of the Islamic State.

ISIS has reportedly offered a $50,000 (£38,160) reward to anyone who kills him.

Valev achieved notoriety after organising horse-riding bounty hunters, backed up by military vehicles, to patrol woodlands near the city of Yambol.

The purpose of these patrols is to round up asylum seekers, it is reported.

Local police initially supported him, but then seemed to change their minds and attempted to crack down on his operation, causing widespread protest.

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The government subsequently stepped in, giving their backing to his private initiative and since then, he has been flooded with support and new members.

It is unclear exactly what sponsorship or funding Valev gets, but in the video, he thanked all those who had made buying the car possible.

One of the lucrative deals that is known about is that he was offered 150,000 BGN (£66,500) to take part in a local version of Big Brother.

Valev said: "There should be fans, because without fans, man is nothing. I love you, because without you this does not work."

He added: "I thank God for giving me the opportunity to buy it. I wish accident-free driving."

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In the new footage, the bounty hunter can be seen sitting in his new car listening to a song by controversial singer Svetlana Raznjatovic, aka Ceca, the widow of notorious war criminal Zeljko Raznatovic, aka Arkan, who was killed 16 years ago.

The video was posted to his social media channel, which includes videos of his exploits rounding up asylum seekers including women and children.

Valev's initiative has been slammed by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights but they were drowned out by the support from the likes of Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov who thanked him for his work in detecting illegal immigrants.

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Borissov said of the immigrant bounty hunters: "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."

Two months ago, the Bulgarian State Agency for National Security reportedly told Valev that he is being targeted by terrorists.

An agent said he was on a list of names for which ISIS was offering a bounty, with payment being made once footage confirming the killing had been provided.