Police officers searched a studio in Kardzhali the day before the 10 November 2026 reports.[1] The search found 2 grams of dry leaf matter that reacted as marijuana in a field test.[2]

Officers seized the drug found in the studio.[1] The holder was detained for up to 24 hours under the Law on the Ministry of Interior.[1]

Pre-trial proceedings were opened for unlawful possession of a high-risk drug.[1] The Kardzhali regional press centre of the Interior Ministry was given as the source of the police-news account.[1]