Four drivers with more than 1.5 promille of alcohol and two people with drugs were detained in the Burgas area in the 24 hours between 11 and 12 November, Burgas regional police (ODMVR) said.
The highest reading, 2.99 promille, was for a 47-year-old man from Aytos. At about 3:50pm on Wednesday, Aytos police stopped his Opel Combo, which had Burgas plates, after he caused a crash with property damage. He did not give a blood sample for chemical testing and was detained by order for up to 24 hours.
At about 7:30pm, police from Sredets stopped a Mitsubishi Carisma with Sofia plates in Debelt. The driver, a 69-year-old local man, had a reading of 1.61 promille. He was detained for up to 24 hours and the car was seized.
Two more drunk drivers were caught after midnight. Police stopped an Audi A3 with Burgas plates at about 1:15am on Slavyanska Street in Aytos. Its driver, a 33-year-old man from the village of Kamchia in Sungurlare municipality, blew 1.55 promille. He was also detained for up to 24 hours and his car was seized.
Fifteen minutes later, officers from the Fifth District Police Department stopped a Citroën C3 Aircross with Sofia plates in Burgas's Sarafovo district. The driver is a 41-year-old Ukrainian with temporary protection who lives in Nessebar. He blew 1.83 promille and was detained for up to 24 hours.
The first drug case was in Gaberovo, in Pomorie municipality. At about 11:30am, Pomorie police checked a 38-year-old man from the village who is known to police. They seized 6 grams of dried plant material from his home. A field test showed it was ecstasy. The man was detained for up to 24 hours.
At about 6pm, police checking a hotel room in a complex in Aytos found a 28-year-old woman from the village of Panicharovo, in Stara Zagora region, and a 36-year-old man from Chernograd, a village in the Aytos area. Police seized about 15 grams of methamphetamine, a white crystal-like substance, from the woman. She was detained for up to 24 hours.
Six fast-track proceedings have been opened. Police solved 8 crimes in the region in the 24 hours, and registered another criminal offence.
The fire report reached Pomorie police station at about 10:50am on Wednesday. The blaze started in a private house on Patriarch Evtimiy Street, where a 67-year-old woman lives. One fire crew put it out, and the house has minor smoke damage.
The woman said the fire started from a forgotten lit candle.