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19 pharmacies found to be selling psychotropic drugs illegally in Tbilisi

The psychoactive drugs have been confiscated from the pharmacies. Photo: Finance Ministry press office.

Agenda.ge, 25 Dec 2020 - 14:08, Tbilisi,Georgia

Nineteen pharmacies have been found in the Georgian capital Tbilisi by the investigative service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry to be selling psychoactive drugs illegally.

The ministry says that a large quantity of psychoactive drugs has been confiscated from the pharmacies which were either placed on shelves or were hidden inside the facilities.

The crime is punishable by one to three years in prison.

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