Two cannabis greenhouses found in Sevlievo; 48-year-old detained, 50 kg seized
Bulgarian organised crime officers found two working cannabis greenhouses during a specialised operation in Sevlievo municipality on 10 November 2026, seizing 33 plants and nearly 50 kg of drying cannabis. A 48-year-old local man was detained for up to 24 hours and the case materials were reported to the Gabrovo District Prosecutor's Office.
🇧🇬 Sevlievo municipality · Bulgaria
Arrested
1
Cannabis
50 kg
Sites
2
Agency
ГДБОП (Main Directorate for Combating Organised Crime)
Officers of GDBOP, the Interior Ministry’s directorate for combating organised
crime, found two equipped greenhouses for growing plants of the cannabis genus
during a specialised operation in Sevlievo municipality on 10 November 2026.[1]Acting under urgent conditions, officers searched two private properties
and found two working greenhouses holding 33 plants at different stages of
growth.[1]Police also seized nearly 50 kilograms of raw cannabis material
that was in the process of drying.[1]
Investigators gathered data on the involvement of a 48-year-old local man, and
he was detained for up to 24 hours under the Interior Ministry Act.[1]A
pre-trial proceeding was opened under Article 354a, paragraph 1 and Article 354b
of the Penal Code, and the materials were reported to the Gabrovo District
Prosecutor’s Office.[1]
The Interior Ministry’s own statement dates the operation to 10 November 2026
and gives the same figures: two greenhouses in two private properties, 33 plants
and nearly 50 kilograms of drying cannabis.[2]The Ministry said the
48-year-old man from Sevlievo was detained under the Interior Ministry Act for
up to 24 hours and that the case materials were reported to the Gabrovo District
Prosecutor’s Office.[2]
Photos and video
Photo published with the Interior Ministry's statement on the two cannabis greenhouses found in Sevlievo. Photo: GDBOP / MVRPhoto details
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