29-year-old held in Plovdiv with 650 g of marijuana for sale
Officers of Plovdiv's Sixth Police District detained a 29-year-old man who ran from a check by a petrol station on Tsarigradsko shose Blvd, then resisted arrest, and searched his home. Experts found about 650 grams of marijuana along with 120 grams of amphetamine and 40 grams of methamphetamine, and a pre-trial investigation is under way with the District Prosecutor's Office.
Officers of Plovdiv’s Sixth Police District detained a 29-year-old man during an
operation in the city and found marijuana, amphetamine and methamphetamine on
him and at his home.[1][2]The police check took place on 5 November 2026 by a
petrol station on Tsarigradsko shose Blvd in Plovdiv.[3]The man ran from the
officers when they tried to check him and resisted when he was detained.[1][4]A
search of his person found seven vacuum-sealed packets of green plant material.[3][4]
A search of his home turned up more packets of suspicious material, an
electronic scale and two grinders.[1]An expert examination found that the
seized substances were about 650 grams of marijuana, 120 grams of amphetamine
and 40 grams of methamphetamine.[1][4]
On initial information the man organised the sale of the drugs through
communication apps, which he used to contact potential buyers.[5][4]A pre-trial
investigation was opened and work to document the crime continued under the
supervision of the District Prosecutor’s Office in Plovdiv.[5]
Officers caught the man after a short chase despite his resistance.[2]NewsPoint put the total seized at about 810 grams, the sum of the 650 grams of marijuana, 120 grams of amphetamine and 40 grams of methamphetamine.[2]
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NewsPoint.bgnewspoint.bgBGАрест в Пловдив! Иззеха над 800 грама наркотици, продавани чрез мобилни приложения
Darik Newsdariknews.bgBGХванаха над 800 грама наркотици в Пловдив, предназначени за разпространение чрез електронни приложения
Горещите новини на Подбалканаpbnovini.comBGИззеха в Пловдив над 800 грама наркотици, предназначени за разпространение чрез електронни приложения за комуникация - Горещите новини на Подбалкана
БНТ Новиниbntnews.bgBGНад 800 грама наркотици са иззети при акция в Пловдив, задържан е 29-годишен мъж
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The 650 grams of marijuana come from the expert examination; the overall figure for all three substances is reported as close to 800 grams by Plovdiv Online and as more than 800 grams by Darik News and BNT.
The reports do not say whether anyone was charged or whether a court imposed a measure of restraint; the accounts say only that a pre-trial investigation continues.
The articles do not say whether the seven vacuum-sealed packets found on the man are the 650 grams of marijuana counted later.
Left out arrested, as its quotation was not found in Darik News.
Podbalkana repeats the official wording that over 800 grams of drugs were seized, while its own breakdown of 650 grams of marijuana, 120 grams of amphetamine and 40 grams of methamphetamine amounts to about 810 grams.
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.
