Plovdiv criminal cases 2026

In late July 2026 Bulgarian authorities continued a series of investigations into serious crimes in Plovdiv. On 27 July, a 34‑year‑old man was detained and charged with fraud after he defrauded a local resident of €50,200 for mobile phones that were never delivered. The case was classified as a dangerous recidivist offense and the suspect was placed in pre‑trial detention.

The following day, police disclosed the arrest of 35‑year‑old Slav Kraychev, who had traveled from London to collect a shipment of nearly 100 g of cocaine that had been ordered via Telegram and paid for with Bitcoin. After the drugs were intercepted in a taxi in Dimitrovgrad, a court upheld his pre‑trial detention, citing flight risk and the likelihood of further offenses. Both incidents illustrate heightened law‑enforcement action against diverse criminal activities—financial fraud and drug trafficking—in the Plovdiv region.