Police have found two synthetic drug labs in Burgas region, one in the village of Prosenik in Ruen municipality and the other in Sredets.
Police announced the raids today and said five people were detained.
What happened before: Police find two suspected drug labs in Prosenik and Sredets, five held
The Ruen police station led the raid in Prosenik. Officers entered a private house with a room set up to make synthetic drugs. A 34-year-old man with a criminal record and previous convictions lives there. Two men and a woman were in the house with him.
Officers found methamphetamine and precursors, including a gas cylinder with a burner, electronic scales, acids and other chemicals. The four have been detained for up to 24 hours. Police say a 36-year-old man from Prosenik is linked to possession of the precursors.
After his release from custody, a patrol stopped the 45-year-old Burgas man in Prosenik. He had also been in the house during the raid. He was driving a car with Burgas plates and had methamphetamine in his system. Police detained him for a second time and opened fast-track proceedings against him.
In Sredets, the second lab was at the home of a 40-year-old man with a criminal record. During the search, officers seized chemicals for making high-risk drugs, methamphetamine, an electric scale, a gas hob, an electric hob and a glass pipe for smoking. The owner has been detained for 24 hours under an order.
Separately, officers searched a home in the Pyasatsite district of Nessebar, where a 42-year-old man from Sliven lives, and seized 42 grams of cannabis. Fast-track proceedings have begun in the case, and the man remains in custody.