This week alone, 7-8 more massive actions have been carried out, over 4000 vapes with active substances HHC and THC have been seized. Last year, tens of thousands of such vapes and many liters of active substances were seized. This was explained in the program “Wake up” on Nova TV by Angel Papalezov, head of the “Criminal Police” department at the National Police.
The biggest problem is in large cities and resort complexes, he also explained.
“In 2023 "When hexahydrocannabinol was added to the prohibited list, then the State Drug Control Service ordered a national operation against companies importing vapes and this substance. In 1 week, 13-14 pre-trial proceedings were initiated and several thousand vapes and dozens of secondary products containing HHC and THC were seized," said Papalezov.
„At the beginning of the year, we seized a liter and a half of the active substance HHC, ordered for 4,000 euros from the Netherlands. It can fill 1,000-1,200 vapes. 50 leva each - that's about 50,000 leva profit," he explained.
Since January, 3-4 sites that were distributing such vapes have been closed, he added.
Over 7,000 people were arrested last year for using or distributing drugs.
Regarding the search for Petyo Petrov - the Euro, Papalezov said that the claims of the "Bulgarian Elves" community have been verified and they are false and outdated.