Police detain Georgian man on drugs charges
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Georgia’s law enforcement agencies are taking a tougher stance on drugs; detaining eight people in the past month for drug-related violations.
A Batumi man is the latest person to be detained for allegedly purchasing and possessing drugs on Georgian territory.
Today Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs released a statement noting officers of the Adjara Regional Main Division detained a Batumi resident, only identified as Shmagi Sh, today for illegal purchase, import and possession of drugs in Georgia.
Police seized 11.331g of drugs off the 25-year-old, which allegedly contained 4.5365g of heroin.
The detainee has already pleaded guilty, said the Ministry.
An investigation was now underway regarding illegal purchase, import and possession of a large amount of drugs on Georgian territory.
In recent weeks Georgian law enforcement agencies have caught several people allegedly attempting to bring drugs into the country.
On August 26 three foreigners were detained at Tbilisi International Airport for allegedly bringing large quantities of drugs into Georgia. The trio – a citizen from Brazil and two from South Africa – were detained for allegedly importing 4kg cocaine and 14kg of marijuana into the country.
On August 19, Georgian officials detained four people – two Brazilian citizens, one from Ecuador and another from South Africa – for allegedly importing drugs into Georgia and possession of large quantities of narcotics.
The four people were detained at Tbilisi International Airport as they allegedly attempted to smuggle 196 packages containing almost 2.23kg of cocaine into the country.
Three foreigners have been detained at Tbilisi International Airport for allegedly bringing large quantities of drugs into Georgia.
Special units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) detained four foreign citizens today for allegedly importing drugs into Georgian territory and possession of large quantities of narcotics. Two citizens of Brazil, a citizen of Ecuador and a person from South Africa were detained at Tbilisi International Airport earlier today.
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs announced police had detained a 30-year-old Georgian citizen, only identified as Giorgi M, for allegedly importing a large quantity of prescribed-only drug Subutex into Georgia from neighboring Turkey.
A Georgian health sector official is praising a rule change allowing police officers to conduct on the spot drug tests on individuals believed to be under the influence of drugs.
Today Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia destroyed large amount of drugs seized in the process of various investigating operations conducted around the country at different time.
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained a Georgian citizen for the purchase and possession of an especially large quantity of drugs.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that they detained seven drug dealers yesterday in Tbilisi, Ponichala district and in the village of Karajala, in eastern Georgia.