31-year-old from Staro Oryahovo held in Varna with marijuana
Varna's First District Police Station checked a 31-year-old man from Staro Oryahovo village and found marijuana on him, confirmed by an expert report. He was detained for up to 24 hours and a fast-track proceeding was opened.
Officers of Varna’s First District Police Station checked a 31-year-old man from
Staro Oryahovo village, whom the Interior Ministry already knew.[1]Marijuana
was found on him, an expert report confirmed.[1]He was detained under police
measures for up to 24 hours.[1]
A fast-track proceeding was opened against him.[1]The check took place a few
days before the Varna regional police directorate published its information
bulletin for 5 November 2026.[2]The police bulletin that carried the case is
dated 5 November 2026.[2]
Local outlet Varnadnes.bg repeated the police account on 6 November 2026.[3]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The bulletin only says the check took place 'a few days' before the 5 November 2026 bulletin, so the exact day of the check is not published; the bulletin date stands in for the incident date.
No weight, street value or laboratory quantity of the marijuana was published, so no cannabis weight or value is recorded.
The sources do not say whether the marijuana was held for personal use, for sale or for distribution.
The suspect's name was not published and no court outcome was reported; the case was at the fast-track investigation stage.
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.
