Police in Burgas region detained two men in three drug checks over the weekend, and all three cases are being handled by fast-track procedure, the regional police directorate (ODMVR) in Burgas said.

The first case was at the weekend. Officers from the Nessebar district police department entered a rented flat in the Chernomorets-2 neighbourhood. They found 37 blue owl-shaped pills, which tested positive for ecstasy in a field drug test, a bag with 55g of cocaine and 20g of cannabis. The tenant, a 40-year-old man, is being held for up to 24 hours.

How it all started: Nessebar man, 40, arrested with ecstasy, cocaine and cannabis

On 24 October at about 10.40am, officers from the Specialised Police Forces unit of the Burgas ODMVR stopped a car with Burgas plates in the Meden Rudnik neighbourhood. The driver, a 39-year-old man, had driven after taking amphetamine and methamphetamine. In a personal search, officers found 1g of methamphetamine on him.

On Saturday at about 7.45pm, police in Pomorie stopped a car in the Kamenar neighbourhood. At the wheel was a 32-year-old man from the village of Gaberovo in Pomorie municipality, who had also driven after taking amphetamine and methamphetamine. He is being held for up to 24 hours.