Two Drugged Drivers Arrested in Pazardzhik Region: 2.2 kg of Marijuana, Cocaine and Illegal Combat Pistol Seized

Two separate police operations in Pazardzhik region ended with the arrest of men found driving under the influence of drugs. During investigations, detectives seized substances and weapons as described below.

The first operation was carried out near the Trakia Motorway when officers from the Criminal Crimes Counteraction Sector together with Road Police teams stopped a passenger car. The 25-year-old driver, a resident of the Plovdiv village of Rogosh, was behind the wheel and driving under the influence of cocaine. During a search, four vacuum-sealed bags containing dry plant matter were found, with a field drug test identifying them as marijuana totaling 2.2 kilograms. The vehicle and the narcotics were seized, the man was detained, and pre-trial proceedings were opened under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office.

The second operation took place in the village of Miryantsi, where detectives from the Pazardzhik Regional Police Department stopped a Opel SUV for inspection. The 62-year-old Meals driver was identified as the person driving under the influence of drugs. During a search of a former farmstead in the village, the premises were occupied by him. There, officers found a Walther combat pistol, 9 mm caliber, and ammunition stored without a permit. In one of the rooms a small packet of a white powdery substance was discovered; the field test reacted to cocaine. The pre-trial and fast proceedings are under the supervision of the Regional Prosecutor's Office, and the 62-year-old man was detained. The weapon, ammunition and the narcotic substance were seized as evidence.

The investigations continue, and the collected evidence will be examined within the framework of the respective criminal proceedings.

Source: Mediamall