Police in Burgas detained a 42-year-old man with about 5 grams of cannabis near Block 59 in the Bratya Miladinovi complex on 9 November 2026. Fast-track proceedings were opened, and police did not say whether the cannabis was for personal use or distribution.
🇧🇬 near Block 59, Bratya Miladinovi housing complex, Burgas, Bulgaria
Police detained a 42-year-old man from Burgas during an evening check in the
Bratya Miladinovi housing complex on 9 November.[1][2][3]Officers of the Second
District administration stopped him at about 21:20 near Block 59 in the
neighbourhood.[1][2][4][3]The man is described as having a criminal record and already
known to police for previous offences.[1][2][4][5]Fast-track proceedings were opened
against him.[1][2][4][5][3]He was detained under a police order for up to 24 hours.[2][4][5]
During the check officers found a green-brown dry herbal mass on him, which was
later confirmed to be cannabis.[1][2][4][5][3]The amount was reported as about 5 grams of
cannabis.[1][2][4][5][6][7]Officers seized the cannabis.[1][2][4][5][3][6][7]The man was held under a police order for up to 24 hours.[3]
The account attributes the information to the Burgas regional directorate of the
Interior Ministry.[1][2][5]Police did not say whether the cannabis was for personal
use or distribution, and the investigation continues.[1][2]
Case data
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Traffic police detained a 31-year-old man from Blagoevgrad on the Struma motorway after a roadside test was positive for cannabis, amphetamine and methamphetamine. He was held for up to 24 hours and gave a blood sample; the car was not seized.
Police in Smolyan detained a 19-year-old driver on 10 November 2026 after a roadside drug test returned a positive result for cannabis. He was held for up to 24 hours while fast-track proceedings were opened.
Police in Burgas Province detained a 35-year-old man with about 4 g of cannabis in Ruen and a 49-year-old man with about 3 g of marijuana in Sozopol on 10 November 2026. Fast-track proceedings were opened in the Ruen case and both men were detained, with about 7 g seized in total.
Pazardzhik police stopped a Peugeot on the Trakia motorway and seized 2.2 kg of marijuana from four vacuum-sealed bags inside. The 25-year-old driver from Rogosh, who was driving under the influence of cocaine, was detained for 24 hours and faces pre-trial proceedings.
