Balgarianovinite.com An investigation is under way into the cultivation of 3,215 kg of marijuana in a field near the southwestern village of Sugarevo, the Blagoevgrad District Prosecution Office (BDPO) said on Wednesday. The investigation is proceeding under the BDPO’s direction and supervision.
The authorities have found 1,546 green cannabis plants ranging from 120 cm to 230 cm in height. Their cultivation was in violation of the rules established under Bulgaria’s Narcotic Substances and Precursors Control Act.
A number of items of evidence have been seized from the crime scene, including DNA and fingerprint samples taken from a wooden structure located near the field. Witnesses were interviewed.
Reporting the Sugarevo operation on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry put the area of the cannabis field at 1,600 square metres. It is one of the sites being identified during a specialized police effort to uncover cannabis plantations on the southwestern slopes of Mount Pirin. The law enforcement actions at Sugarevo were carried out on August 14 by officers from the Petrich Border Police Station and the Air Surveillance Unit of the General Directorate of Border Police. Authorities Investigate Cannabis Growing Operation after Seizing 3.2 Tonnes of the Crop 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-19 10:30:18 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law