Convicted, sanctioned and acquitted persons with an enacted court act regarding drug-related crimes reported by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (2011 – 2022)

Prevalence of psychoactive substance use
Prevalence of medication use
Prevalence of drug use
Drug Prevention
Treatment Supply
Treatment Demand
Health consequences
Harm reduction
Drug-related crimes
Drug market
Drug use and prison
Monitoring of publications
Attitudes to legal framework changes

Persons regarding Prosecutor acts submitted to the court for drug-related crimes over the period 2011 – 2022

Classification under the Penal Code201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Total number237324792723251527043033318332293651378842923674
Art. 242 (total)287653637259735148414870
Art. 242, para. 21136212536353036183358
Art. 242, para. 300660310421
Art. 242, para. 41640254023352012191311
Art. 242, para. 910110000000
Art. 354a – 354c (total)234524032670245226322974311031783603374742443604
Art. 354a (total)21582197246924622839297030763480362040763491
Art. 354a, para. 1457472486553557627622754753827715
Art. 354a, para. 2160205229144135200177203219255191
Art. 354a, para. 396692110429921215115212571386140915361313
Art. 354a, para. 4010101710000
Art. 354a, para. 55755987127729329909491137123914581272
Art. 354b22330001311
Art. 354c (total)185204198167135140102122124167112
Art. 354c, para. 11401701781461181239610110815096
Art. 354c, para. 225000701005
Art. 354c, para. 353400000030
Art. 354c, para. 5382616211710620161411

Convicted and sanctioned persons with an enacted court act regarding drug-related crimes reported by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria over the period 2011 – 2022

Classification under the Penal Code201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022
Total number199420222238218322492739286929113324334439043426
Art. 242 (total)374247464582603644344857
Art. 242, para. 211262325241332235183745
Art. 242, para. 3006672301322
Art. 242, para. 425161816392414813910
Art. 242, para. 910000000000
Art. 354a – 354c (total)195719802191213722042657280928753280331038563369
Art. 354a (total)18091813199120522537267427703167319637293258
Art. 354a, para. 1398350442450491580558694699813711
Art. 354a, para. 212612912396107148127159145173117
Art. 354a, para. 38298068158131122104111081223121313471215
Art. 354a, para. 4300000770000
Art. 354a, para. 54535286116938179059001091113913961215
Art. 354b20120001340
Art. 354c (total)146167199150120135105112111123111
Art. 354c, para. 1107138166127106124929198110100
Art. 354c, para. 220000111000
Art. 354c, para. 340810010000
Art. 354c, para. 53329252214101120131311

Acquitted persons with an enacted court act regarding drug-related crimes reported by the Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Bulgaria over the period 2011 – 2022

Classification under the Penal Code20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021 2022
Total number394153584758503738314850
Art. 242 (total)106252321134
Art. 242, para. 210322011010
Art. 242, para. 300000000000
Art. 242, para. 400330310124
Art. 354a – 354c (total)384147564256473537304546
Art. 354a (total)3436433254463232304541
Art. 354a, para. 1256713115831015
Art. 354a, para. 214725301134
Art. 354a, para. 313159710141157138
Art. 354a, para. 400000040000
Art. 354a, para. 51812211626181218191914
Art. 354b10010000340
Art. 354c (total)35492135005
Art. 354c, para. 133471135004
Art. 354c, para. 200000000001
Art. 354c, para. 502021000000
Source: Supreme Cassation Prosecutor’s Office.