46-year-old held for marijuana possession in Kardzhali
Police in Kardzhali checked a 46-year-old man at about 19:00 on 4 November 2026 and seized dry leaf matter that tested as marijuana. The man was detained for up to 24 hours while pre-trial proceedings for unlawful possession of a high-risk drug were opened.
Police officers in Kardzhali stopped and checked a 46-year-old man from
Kardzhali in the town at about 19:00 on 4 November 2026.[1]The man was held
as a Kardzhali resident found in possession of a drug during the street check.[1][2]Officers found dry leaf matter on the man when they searched him during the
check.[3][2]
A field test applied to the recovered leaf matter reacted as marijuana.[1][2]Officers seized the substance identified by the test as marijuana.[3][2]Police
detained the holder for up to 24 hours under Bulgaria’s Law on the Ministry of
Interior.[1][2]
The Kardzhali regional police directorate opened pre-trial proceedings for
unlawful possession of a high-risk drug.[1][2]The proceedings were registered at
ODMVR-Kardzhali, the Interior Ministry’s regional directorate for Kardzhali.[3]Further work on the case is being carried out by the Countering Criminal
Crime sector together with an investigating police officer.[1][2]The regional
press centre of the Interior Ministry announced the check, the seizure and the
24-hour detention.[1]
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.
