Man charged after 2.2 kg of marijuana and 30 cannabis plants seized near Kilifarevo
Police in Veliko Tarnovo detained a 28-year-old man during a night patrol near Kilifarevo after finding a sack with over 2.2 kg of marijuana and 30 planted cannabis plants. Prosecutors charged him with possessing 2,256 grams of marijuana and released him on cash bail while the investigation continued.
🇧🇬 Kilifarevo, Veliko Tarnovo municipality, Veliko Tarnovo Province · Bulgaria
Officers from the criminal crime counteraction sector of the Veliko Tarnovo
regional police directorate encountered a 28-year-old man from Veliko Tarnovo
during a patrol in the lands of Kilifarevo around 02:00 on Friday, 16 October
2026.[1]Uniformed officers came across the drugs during a night patrol in the
territory of Kilifarevo, a town neighbouring the regional centre.[2]Close to
the man, officers discovered a sack containing plant material that reacted
positively for marijuana in a field narcotics test.[1]In the surrounding
area, police also located 30 planted hemp genus plants that tested positive for
marijuana.[1]
Police seized the 30 cannabis plants along with more than two kilograms of
marijuana from the man.[1]The 28-year-old man was detained for up to 24 hours
under the Interior Ministry Act.[2]Following a report of the case materials
to the prosecutor’s office, the man was charged as an accused for holding 2,256
grams of plant material reacting to marijuana.[1]Authorities imposed a
measure of restraint of cash bail on the accused while work documenting the case
continued.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
30
Cannabis
2.256 kg
Agency type
Police, Prosecutor
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (2.256 kg); Living plants (30 plants)
Activity
Cultivation, Possession
Grown
Outdoor
Charge
holding 2,256 grams of plant material reacting to marijuana
Case stage
Charged
Region
Veliko Tarnovo Province
Sources
БТАbta.bgBGНад два килограма марихуана и 30 растения от рода на конопа иззеха служители на полицията във Велико Търново от мъж в Килифарево
Агенция Фокусfocus-news.netBGОткриха над 2 кг марихуана и 30 растения коноп край Килифарево, обвиняемият е на свобода срещу гаранция
The exact location or property within the lands of Kilifarevo was not specified in published bulletins; coordinates mark the centre of Kilifarevo with locality precision.
The monetary amount of the cash bail imposed on the accused was not reported.
No court date or subsequent trial outcome was reported as the case remained in the pre-trial documentation phase.
The seized material was identified through field narcotics tests; laboratory chemical confirmation was not mentioned in the initial reports.
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