Law enforcers detain five drug dealers

Five individuals have been detained for sale of drugs by Central Criminal Police Department in Tbilisi, Ponichala district and Gardabani municipality today, Director of the Central Criminal Department Mamuka Chelidze announced at a briefing today.

Police seized 11 packages of heroin and 20,970 GEL as a result of personal and residential home search.

The detainees face from six to eleven years in jail.

Director of the Central Criminal Department Mamuka Chelidze said at a briefing today that the police officers have seized the following narcotic substances since January 1:

• 26,2 kg heroine,
• 2 kg cocaine,
• 13,700 pills subutex and suboxone,
• 23.1 kg MDMA,
• About 9 kg of psychoactive substances, 
• 1,600 kg psychotropic medications.