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Turkish citizen detained for drug dealing in Batumi [Video]

The individual only identified as E.I., born in 1987, was selling ecstasy. Photo: Interior Ministry press office

Agenda.ge, 22 Sep 2019 - 11:55, Tbilisi,Georgia

Police have detained a Turkish citizen for drug dealing in the Georgian seaside town of Batumi yesterday.

The video shows how police officers detained the individual:

The individual only identified as E.I., born in 1987, was selling ecstasy.

The crime is punishable by eight to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.

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