Police seize large amount of heroin near Georgia-Azerbaijan state border
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Employees of the Georgian Border Police have arrested one individual born in 1990.
The individual has a number of priors and is currently out on parole. He has been charged with illegally crossing the border and attempting to import a large amount of drugs into Georgia.
He was found to have 3.5 kilograms of drugs on his person, including 1.119 kg heroin and 1.1935 kg of methamphetamine.
The convict may face imprisonment from 15 to 20 years or life in prison.
The Constitutional Court of Georgia delivered a verdict today, which frees marijuana consumers from administrative punishment.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia says that 98 individuals have been charged for drug crimes over the past seven months.
A Georgian citizen born in 1974 with several prior convictions has been arrested by the Ministry of Internal Affairs at Kutaisi International Airport for an attempt to enter the country with a large amount 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.
Vice Prime Minister of Georgia and Minister of Internal Affairs Giorgi Gakharia met with his Azerbaijani colleague Ramil Usubov yesterday to discuss cooperation prospects in terms of fighting against organised crime and drug trafficking.