Police from Sandanski and Petrich found and destroyed about 421 cannabis plants weighing around 833 kilograms during a special operation on 25 August 2026, according to reports citing the Blagoevgrad Regional Directorate of the Interior Ministry.[1][2] Two fields near Harsovo village in Sandanski Municipality contained about 214 plants weighing 551 kilograms; a deforested site near Vishlene in Petrich Municipality held another 207 plants weighing 282 kilograms.[1][2]
Darik News says the Harsovo fields were in the locality of Andzov Grob, while BTA identifies them only as near the village.[1][2] Authorities opened pre-trial proceedings in both cases, but the reports name no arrests or suspects.[1][2] BTA published a Border Police photograph showing cannabis plants burning on a wooded hillside.[1] Both outlets published their accounts on 26 August and attributed the figures to police rather than an independently released forensic report.[1][2] Neither report explains whether the combined weight reflects fresh or dried plants, or how it was measured.[1][2]
