17-year-old held with 4.6 g of cannabis in Silistra
Police in Silistra detained a 17-year-old boy after a check found 4.6 grams of cannabis, the Silistra regional police directorate said. Officers seized the drug and held him for up to 24 hours while a pre-trial investigation into unlawful possession of a high-risk narcotic substance continued.
Police in Silistra detained a 17-year-old boy after a check found he was
carrying 4.6 grams of cannabis.[1][2]The Silistra regional police directorate,
part of Bulgaria’s Interior Ministry, reported the detention.[1][2]
Officers found the drug the day before the report and seized it.[1][2]The
teenager was held for up to 24 hours.[1][2]
Police opened a pre-trial investigation into unlawful possession of a high-risk
narcotic substance, and the investigation is continuing.[1][2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article states the drug was found "yesterday" relative to its 4 November 2026 publication, so 3 November is used as the incident date.
No figure for the value of the cannabis or any place within Silistra was published.
The teenager's name was not published because he is a minor, and no charge or final measure against him was reported.
No court outcome was reported; the pre-trial investigation was still under way when the article was published.
Only one opened source covers this event; searches and local outlet pages turned up no second account.
The Kvorum Silistra account gives no street location within the city for the police check, only that it was on the territory of the provincial capital.
This article repeats the police directorate's statement and adds no charge, value or court outcome beyond what was already recorded.
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.