22-year-old from Dobrich held for 24 hours in Varna with marijuana
Varna's municipal police found marijuana on a 22-year-old man from Dobrich whom the Interior Ministry already knew, and he was held in police custody for up to 24 hours from Saturday, 7 November 2026. Police opened a fast-track proceeding over the case.
A 22-year-old man from Dobrich was taken into police custody in Varna for up to
24 hours on Saturday, 7 November 2026.[1][2]The Varna regional police
directorate said the man was already known to police.[2]Officers of the
municipal police checked him and found he was carrying a dry green herb-like
substance, marijuana.[1][2]Новини Варна reported the detention in Varna was
carried out on Saturday after the marijuana was found on him.[1]
Police opened a fast-track proceeding, a sped-up Bulgarian investigation for
clear-cut offences, over the case.[3][1]
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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.
