They found a laboratory for growing cannabis in Razgradsko

Criminalists from Razgrad discovered a facility for growing plants of the hemp genus, reported the spokesperson of the Regional Directorate (OD) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Iliyana Georgieva. The operation to counter crimes related to narcotic substances was carried out on the territory of Isperih, BTA states.

In the course of a pre-trial proceeding, a search was carried out in a private property used and inhabited by a 32-year-old man. In addition to the facility equipped with lighting, heating and ventilation systems, 916 grams of cannabis, 6.5 grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms, 35 grams of hemp plant seeds and 1 liter of plant mass solution that tested positive for cannabis were found and seized.

The man was detained at the Isperih Regional Office. A supervising prosecutor has been notified of the case. The case is being investigated for a crime committed, Georgieva pointed out.

In the course of the specialized police operation, two cases of drug possession were established. In Isperih, a 19-year-old was caught with 0.74 grams of cannabis. A search was carried out in the residence of his dealer – a 26-year-old criminal and convicted of drug distribution. A pre-trial proceeding has been initiated. In the Kubrat village of Belovets, during an inspection of a BMW E46 car, it was found that the 15-year-old passenger in the front seat was hiding a rolled-up foil with a crystal-like substance in his sneaker. When tested, the substance reacted positively to amphetamine. A pre-trial proceeding was initiated.

The data from the annual report of the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Razgrad indicate that last year there was a decrease in the crimes of possession and distribution of narcotic substances. 65 crimes were registered against 72 for the previous one. Most of the cases of possession and distribution of drugs have been established in the regional city, the spokesperson of the Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Iliyana Georgieva, told BTA. There are 70 pre-trial proceedings for driving a motor vehicle after the use of narcotic substances. More than 30 of the acts were established in the villages, with the largest number in Belovets, the directorate’s report also indicates, said Georgieva.