Thousands of pills confiscated, 2 foreigners detained for drug trafficking
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The Georgian Interior Ministry announced the detention of a German citizen for the possession of a large quantity of drugs at his home in Tbilisi.
The individual, identified only as L. A. reportedly kept 2,644 pills of "ecstasy”, 323 pills of "subutex” and 400gr of cocaine.
The individual may face 8-20 years or life imprisonment.
A Kazakh citizen was also detained at Tbilisi International Airport in recent days upon arrival from Brazil via Dubai for carrying around one kg of drugs containing over 676gr of cocaine.
The individual may face 8-20 years of imprisonment as well.
Interior Ministry's representative Mamuka Chelidze briefs the media on recent crime statistics in Georgia. Photo by the Interior Ministry's press office
Georgia cooperates with Interpol, Europol and other international partner organizations to fight against trans-border crime.
According to the United States Department of State’s annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, although Georgia is not a significant illicit drug-producing country, its strategic location in the Caucasus makes it an attractive transit hub for transnational criminal organizations.
To counter organized crime and support international narcotics related investigations, Georgia has police attachés deployed to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Germany, France, Austria, Greece, Spain, Italy and Sweden.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced the detention of a Georgian drug dealer who imported especially large amount of drugs from Turkey to Georgia via an emergency car.
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs has detained a Georgian citizen for the purchase and possession of an especially large quantity of drugs.
Georgian police have uncovered almost 200kg of drugs hidden inside a secret compartment in a cargo container travelling through Georgia on the back of a truck.
On March 2 the US State Department released its annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016 (INCSR), which outlined Georgia seized a record 2.8 tonnes of liquid heroin in 2014 and alongside several significant drug busts in 2015.
The Georgian Interior Ministry, with the cooperation of German law enforcers, has detained a 26-year-old Georgian citizen who brought 9 kg of hashish into Georgia.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs says six bags of heroin were hidden in their footwear amounting to more than 1 kilogram.
Georgia’s Investigative Service has detained one person for fraudulently making money by using the name of famous musician Chris Rea.
The Georgian Interior Ministry reported at a special briefing in the afternoon that they have detained seven narco traffickers who possessed and sold drugs in especially large quantities.
A 26-year-old woman and 23-year-old man have been charged with distribution of narcotics online. A 26-year-old woman and 23-year-old man have been charged with distribution of narcotics online.
The Georgian Interior Ministry has detained a Georgian citizen for the purchase and possession of a large quantity of drugs in the country’s Black Sea region of Adjara.