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Foreign citizen arrested in Tbilisi with charge of selling drugs online

The illegal purchase and possession of large amounts of drugs is punishable by eight to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment. Photo: video grab.

Agenda.ge, 26 Nov 2021 - 15:46, Tbilisi,Georgia

Police have arrested a 34-year-old foreign citizen for selling drugs online in Tbilisi earlier today.

The Interior Ministry reports that the man was arrested when he intended to deliver methadone-containing drugs for further sale to various spots in Nadzaladevi district.

Overall, 157 packages of narcotics have been seized from the detainee’s car and apartment where he was living.

The illegal purchase and possession of large amounts of drugs is punishable by eight to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.

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