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Police detain drug dealer, confiscate 24 packages of methadone

The crime is punishable from eight to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment. Photo: Screenshot/Video of MIA.

Agenda.ge, 25 Nov 2020 - 16:29, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgian law enforcers have detained a Georgian citizen, identified only as T.T. for the purchase and possession of 24 packages of methadone in Tbilisi.

An investigation showed that the detainee disguised himself as the employee of a delivery service, moving about the capital city of Tbilisi delivering drugs on his scooter and a branded delivery pack.

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

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