19-year-old driver held in Smolyan after cannabis test
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.
In Smolyan, police officers found a 19-year-old youth behind the wheel of an
Audi A3 passenger car on Kosta Avramikov Street at about 14:20 on 10 November
2026.[1][2][3][4]Officers administered a test for the use of narcotic substances to
the driver during the roadside check.[1][3][4]The test returned a positive result
for cannabis.[1][2][3][4]
The driver was detained in police custody for up to 24 hours.[1][2][3][4]Police opened
fast-track proceedings in the case.[1][2][3][4]
Police said the Smolyan cannabis-driving case dated from 10 November 2026.[1][3][4]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Use
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
Smolyan Province
Sources
Haskovo.Netasenovgrad.netBGЗадържаха шофьор с 3,34 промила алкохол, в ареста е и дрогиран 19-годишен водач в Смолянско — Асеновград
Focus Newsfocus-news.netBGВ Смолян 19-годишен младеж е шофирал след употреба на канабис, задържаха го
Haskovo.Netsmolyan.bgvesti.netBGЗадържаха шофьор с 3,34 промила алкохол, в ареста е и дрогиран 19-годишен водач в Смолянско — Смолян
Еврокомeurocom.bgBGШофьор с над 3,3 промила алкохол и младеж под въздействието на канабис са задържани в Смолянско
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 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.
Sofia police detained a 48-year-old man in his Mladost flat on suspicion of selling drugs from the address, and a 32-year-old woman later the same evening. An expert report put his haul at over 290 grams of marijuana, and the Sofia City Prosecutor's Office charged both, ordering detention of up to 72 hours.
