Portuguese, Iranian citizens detained for smuggling in heroin, cocaine in especially large quantities
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Georgian police have detained one Portuguese and two Iranian citizens this week for smuggling drugs into Georgia in especially large quantities.
The Portuguese citizen, who has not been identified, was detained at Tbilisi International Airport after being caught trying to smuggle in more than three kilograms of cocaine.
He came to Georgia from Brazil,” the Interior Ministry stated.
The individual faces 8-20 years in prison or the life sentence.
Two Iranian citizens were also detained at the Tbilisi International Airport for possessing half a kilogram of heroin.
They attempted to smuggle the drug in from Iran,” the Ministry reported.
The Interior Ministry says that the Georgian police “are intolerant” of drug crimes and are in active communication with partner states to identify and arrest drug traffickers.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia says that 98 individuals have been charged for drug crimes over the past seven months.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has announced that they have detained 7 drug dealers over the course of one week.
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.
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.
Georgian law enforcers have detained an Iranian citizen, identified only as M.D., for the purchase, possession and sale of drugs. Police found that the Iranian citizen, who resided in Tbilisi, sold drugs on a regular basis.