Five People with Drugs and Six Drivers with Violations Arrested Over the Weekend

Five people were detained in the custody of the Pazardzhik Regional Police Directorate over the weekend for possession of narcotic substances, while six drivers were found to be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Those detained for drug possession are:

• An 18-year-old youth from the regional capital caught with two polyethylene packets of cocaine
• A 33-year-old resident of the village of Isperihovo in the municipality of Bratsigovo with three polyethylene bags containing a total of 24.5 grams of dried marijuana
• A 20-year-old man from the village of Simeonovets in the Septemvri municipality with 20 pills containing synthetic cannabinoids
• A 29-year-old resident of Septemvri with a small quantity of marijuana
• A 24-year-old from Panagyurishte with two pills of synthetic cannabinoid

Among the six drivers found to be driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs was also a 33-year-old resident of Zvanichevo who attempted to flee from a police unit. The incident occurred on a street in the village of Pazardzhik, where a patrol from the Road Police Sector attempted to stop a driver of a Mercedes passenger car. The driver did not comply with the stop signal or the light and sound signals of the police vehicle. He continued driving through the streets of the village and at an intersection stopped, got out, and began to run. Uniformed officers soon caught up with and detained him.

The other five drivers are:

• A 43-year-old man from Sofia – under the influence of narcotic substances
• A 29-year-old resident of the town of Septemvri – under the influence of narcotic substances
• A 19-year-old from Pazardzhik – under the influence of narcotic substances
• A 44-year-old man from Pazardzhik – after consuming alcohol well over 1.2 per mille
• A 33-year-old speeder – after consuming alcohol well over 1.2 per mille

During intensified road checks across the entire region, officers from the district units in the Road Police Sector carried out hundreds of checks on drivers and vehicles. Against the six men, summary proceedings were initiated, which are under the supervision of the District Prosecutor's Office in Pazardzhik.

Source: Pa-media.net