{"id":6898,"date":"2024-10-30T13:01:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T13:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/?p=6898"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:43:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T13:43:07","slug":"drug-related-crimes-finished-with-sentence-in-2023-by-classification-under-the-penal-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nfp-drugs.bg\/en\/drug-related-crimes-finished-with-sentence-in-2023-by-classification-under-the-penal-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Drug-related crimes finished with sentence in 2023 by classification under the Penal Code"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Prevalence of psychoactive substance use
Prevalence of medication use
Prevalence of drug use<\/a>
Drug prevention<\/strong><\/td>		Treatment supply<\/a>
Treatment demand
Health consequences<\/a>
Harm reduction<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Drug-related crimes<\/a>
Drug market<\/a>
Drug use and prison<\/a>
Monitoring of publications<\/a>
Attitudes to legal framework changes<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Art. 242, para. 2-3 \u2013 contraband of drugs
Art. 354\u0430 \u2013 production, possession, distribution, transportation of drugs
Art. 354b \u2013 persuasion or assistance to other people to use drugs
Art. 354c \u2013 planting or cultivation of narcotic plants<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/td>Total<\/strong><\/td>Males<\/strong><\/td>Females<\/strong><\/td> aged 14-17 <\/strong><\/td>aged 18-24<\/strong><\/td>aged 25-29<\/strong><\/td>aged 30-39<\/strong><\/td>aged 40-49<\/strong><\/td>aged 50-59<\/strong><\/td>aged >= 60 <\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Crimes finished with sentence (total)<\/strong><\/td>25169<\/strong><\/td>23219<\/strong><\/td>1950<\/strong><\/td>670<\/strong><\/td>4963<\/strong><\/td>3559<\/strong><\/td>7293<\/strong><\/td>4915<\/strong><\/td>2536<\/strong><\/td>1233<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Drug-related crimes (total)<\/strong><\/td>3377<\/strong><\/td>3116<\/strong><\/td>261<\/strong><\/td>71<\/strong><\/td>706<\/strong><\/td>614<\/strong><\/td>1254<\/strong><\/td>530<\/strong><\/td>152<\/strong><\/td>50<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
proportion (%) to the crimes finished with sentence (total)<\/td>13.42<\/td>13.42<\/td>13.38<\/td>10.60<\/td>14.23<\/td>17.25<\/td>17.19<\/td>10.78<\/td>5.99<\/td>4.06<\/td><\/tr>
Classification under the Penal Code<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 242, para. 2-3 (contraband of drugs)<\/strong><\/td>36<\/strong><\/td>34<\/strong><\/td>2<\/strong><\/td><\/td>1<\/strong><\/td>6<\/strong><\/td>7<\/strong><\/td>1<\/strong>1<\/td>9<\/strong><\/td>2<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 242, para. 2  (narcotic substances)<\/td>36<\/td>34<\/td>2<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>6<\/td>7<\/td>11<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a-354c (drug-related crimes)<\/strong><\/td>3341<\/strong><\/td>3082<\/strong><\/td>259<\/strong><\/td>71<\/strong><\/td>705<\/strong><\/td>608<\/strong><\/td>1247<\/strong><\/td>519<\/strong><\/td>143<\/strong><\/td>48<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 1, (narcotic substances)<\/td>20<\/td>20<\/td><\/td>3<\/td>7<\/td>1<\/td>5<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 1, (high-risk narcotic substances)<\/td>628<\/td>571<\/td>57<\/td>23<\/td>169<\/td>102<\/td>191<\/td>106<\/td>32<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 1, (preqursors or equipment)<\/td>29<\/td>24<\/td>5<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>16<\/td>6<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 2, (1) (order of organised criminal group)<\/td>32<\/td>28<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>4<\/td>15<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354\u0430, para. 2, (2) (by a doctor or pharmacist)<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 2, (4) (dangerous relapse)<\/td>102<\/td>98<\/td>4<\/td><\/td>6<\/td>6<\/td>45<\/td>31<\/td>9<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 2 (particularly large activities)<\/td>52<\/td>49<\/td>3<\/td><\/td>5<\/td>4<\/td>18<\/td>15<\/td>7<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 3, (1) (high-risk narcotic substances)<\/td>1310<\/td>1209<\/td>101<\/td>32<\/td>276<\/td>246<\/td>507<\/td>187<\/td>47<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 3, (2) (narcotic substances)<\/td>13<\/td>10<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354a, para. 5 (minor cases)<\/td>917<\/td>848<\/td>69<\/td>9<\/td>222<\/td>207<\/td>352<\/td>112<\/td>13<\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354b, para. 1 (inclining or assisting)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354b, para. 1, (6) (dangerous relapse)<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354b, para. 4 (provision of premises)<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354b, para. 5 (prescription with violation of the rules)<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354c, para. 1 (planting or growing)<\/td>213<\/td>200<\/td>13<\/td>2<\/td>14<\/td>32<\/td>79<\/td>47<\/td>27<\/td>12<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354c, para. 2 (organising, leading or financing an organised criminal group)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354c, para. 3 (participation in an organised criminal group)<\/td>3<\/td>3<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>1<\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td><\/tr>
Art. 354c, para. 5 (minor cases)<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td><\/td><\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>3<\/td>4<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
Source: National Statistical Institute<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Data for 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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