31-year-old van driver held in Varna after cannabis and meth test
Police in Varna detained a 31-year-old man from the city on 4 November 2026 after a roadside device found methamphetamine and cannabis in his sample while he was driving a van. He gave a blood sample at a laboratory, was held for up to 24 hours, and a pre-trial proceeding was opened; the test results were not released.
A 31-year-old man from Varna was detained after a police check showed a positive
result for methamphetamine and cannabis use.[1][2]The man was driving a van when
officers of Varna’s First District Police Station stopped him, the police
bulletin said.[1][2]The check took place around midday on 4 November.[1][2]
A technical device for narcotic substances recorded a positive sample for two
kinds of drugs, methamphetamine and cannabis.[1]After the check the driver
was taken to a laboratory, where he gave a blood sample for testing.[1][2]
The man was held for up to 24 hours, and a pre-trial proceeding was opened in
the case.[1][2]The police bulletin did not give the results of the laboratory
test.[1]
Case data
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Arrested
1
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Processing
Setting
Vehicle
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
СайтЪТthesite24.netBGШофьор на микробус във Варна даде положителна проба за метамфетамин и канабис
Новини Варнаnovavarna.netBGПолицията във Варна спря микробус: Тестът на шофьора отчете метамфетамин и канабис
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No cannabis quantity was reported, only alleged use before driving, so no weight or value is recorded.
The results of the laboratory blood test are not given, so the roadside result is unconfirmed.
The driver's name was not published.
No charge or court outcome was reported; the case was at the pre-trial stage.
Only one source for this event was found; searches did not surface the Varna police bulletin itself or another outlet's account.
The article does not say where in Varna the van was stopped; the coordinates are for the city.
The article still does not say where in Varna the van was stopped; it names only the city and the First District Police Station.
No cannabis weight, laboratory test result, charge or court outcome is given, so none can be 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.
