30-year-old Ukrainian driver held for cannabis drug-driving in Veliko Tarnovo
Veliko Tarnovo traffic police detained a 30-year-old Ukrainian driver on 3 November 2026 after a roadside drug test indicated cannabis and cocaine use. He refused a blood test, was held for up to 24 hours, and police opened fast-track proceedings.
Officers of the Traffic Police in Veliko Tarnovo, the road-police unit for the
regional city, identified a driver as a person who had used narcotic substances.[1]On 3 November in Veliko Tarnovo, the regional city, officers carried out a
roadside check of a passenger car that at the time was being driven by a
30-year-old man described as having Ukrainian citizenship.[1][2][3][4]As part of that
roadside check, officers administered a test to the driver for the use of
narcotic substances using a technical testing device.[1][4]The device returned a
positive reaction for cannabis as well as a positive reaction for cocaine in the
same roadside test.[1][2][5][3][4]
After receiving the roadside result, the driver refused to provide a blood
sample for further confirmatory testing.[1][2][5][3][4]Following the refusal, officers
detained the driver for a period of up to 24 hours under the Interior Ministry
Act.[1][6][4]After the detention, police opened fast-track proceedings against the
driver in connection with the drug-driving case.[1][2][5][3][4]
Case data
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Утро Русеutroruse.comBGВеликотърновски полицаи иззеха наркотични вещества от мъж и жена, водач на автомобил е задържан след положителна проба за канабис и кокаин
Делник БГdelnik.bgBGВеликотърновски полицаи иззеха наркотични вещества от мъж и жена, водач на автомобил е задържан след положителна проба за канабис и кокаин
RegNews.NETregnews.netBGДрогиран украинец подкара кола във Великотърновско, полицията го задържа
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.
