In August, the Prosecutor's Office conducted 829 drug-related investigations, 921 people were detained.
In July, 785 people were detained.
This is according to data on the work of the Specialized Interdepartmental Unit between the Prosecutor's Office and the Ministry of Interior to support the investigation of these crimes, cited by BTA.
23,650 kg of cannabis and 170 kg of marijuana were discovered. The laboratories (areas) for drug production and cultivation discovered in August were 55, and in July - 40.
In August, pre-trial proceedings for illegal migration totaled 65.
Last month, the police destroyed nearly 2 tons of cannabis. About 890 of the plants, with a total weight of about 1,725 kilograms, were planted in two separate fields in a forested area on the land of the village of Belyovo, Sandanski municipality, and 61, with a total weight of 70 kilograms, were found in a separate field on the land of the village of Churilovo, Petrich municipality.