Three men held in Vratsa after cannabis checks; a car is seized
Police in Vratsa detained three men in two checks on 4 November 2026: a 20-year-old driver whose drug test showed cannabis and his passenger, who carried cannabis, and a 22-year-old searched on the street and at home, where more cannabis and ketamine were found. A car was seized and the cases were opened as one fast-track and one pre-trial proceeding.
Police in Vratsa detained three men in two separate checks on 4 November 2026,
the Vratsa regional police directorate said.[1]At about 22:20 on 4 November,
officers stopped a car in Vratsa driven by a 20-year-old local man, whose
roadside drug test came back positive for cannabis.[1]Officers also found
cannabis on a passenger in the car, held both men for up to 24 hours and seized
the vehicle.[1]Police opened fast-track proceedings over the car stop under a
traffic article of the Criminal Code covering driving after drug use.[2]
Earlier the same day, officers of the criminal crime suppression unit at the
Vratsa regional police checked a 22-year-old city resident with prior criminal
record and convictions.[1]A search of the man found folded paper packets
containing cannabis, Konkurent.bg reported.[3]A search of his home then found
more cannabis and ketamine.[1]A pre-trial proceeding was opened over the home
search, while the car stop was handled as a fast-track case.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
3
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Setting
Home, Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
Таралежtaralej.bgBGЗадържаха двама мъже във Враца за притежание на наркотици
Konkurent.bgkonkurent.bgBGКрими герой от Враца спипан с канабис и кетамин, полицията откри още наркотици в дома му
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No weight of the cannabis found in the car, on the passenger, on the 22-year-old or in his home was published.
No quantity was given for the ketamine found at the 22-year-old's home; it is not counted as a cannabis figure.
The BTA and Konkurent.bg accounts focus on the 22-year-old and the Taralej text derives from BTA, so the three-detainee total is drawn from the combined account rather than one page stating it.
What happened after the 24-hour detentions, and whether the men were charged or brought before a court, was not reported.
The car stop and the home search were separate police actions the same day, recorded here together because the police directorate reported them as one day's drug cases.
No photo or video of the checks was published; both outlets used generic illustrative images.
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.
