Police uncovered suspected drugs hidden inside jelly bear sweets during a special operation in Kazichene, near Sofia. Investigators carried out the checks on 5 November after receiving information about possible drugs. During a search, they found 15 packages of jelly bear candies and a brown substance. An expert report confirmed the presence of cannabinoids. Police said the total amount of seized substances was 278 grams. A 33-year-old man known to the authorities was arrested in connection with the operation. He was initially held for 24 hours, then prosecutor materials were reported to the Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office, where charges were raised. A prosecutor ordered detention for up to 72 hours. The same day, officers from the Eighth District stopped and checked a 24-year-old man in the Sofia district of Druzhba. Several types of substances were found in separate packages, including green plant material, a powdered substance in 13 small packets, and a crystal-like substance in 10 packages. Investigators continued with a search at an address in the Levski G district, where they found additional amounts of plant material and a grinder used to crush dry plant substances. The total quantity seized in the second operation was about 15 grams. The 24-year-old was brought in as an accused person for a crime related to narcotic substances, and was placed under detention for up to 72 hours after an initial police hold.