Kardzhali court jails man 32 months for 3.21 kg of marijuana in a car
Kardzhali Regional Court sentenced 29-year-old S.K. on 9 October 2026 to two years and eight months in prison and a EUR 4,000 fine after he admitted holding 3.210 kg of marijuana for distribution in a suitcase in a car near Verben on 3 February 2026. The sentence is not final and may be appealed to Plovdiv.
Kardzhali Regional Court sentenced defendant S.K., aged 29, on 9 October 2026 after he pleaded
guilty under shortened trial rules to holding marijuana for distribution.[1][2]
The court found that on 3 February 2026, on road I-5 in the Verben area of Kirkovo municipality,
he kept 3.210 kilograms of cannabis in a suitcase in a passenger car without authorisation.[1][2]The drugs were valued at EUR 32,824.94.[1][2]
The sentence is two years and eight months’ imprisonment in an ordinary regime plus a EUR 4,000
fine.[1][2]The judgment is not final and may be appealed or reviewed by the Plovdiv appellate
court.[1][2]
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