Heads of five pharmacies in Tbilisi arrested for illegal sale of psychotropic drugs
The detainees may be sentenced to up to three years in prison if the court finds them guilty. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgian law enforcers have detained the heads of five pharmacies in Tbilisi for the illegal sale of psychotropic and other drugs which are under the special control.
The Georgian Ministry of Finance reported earlier today that the pharmacies had been selling the drugs without prescriptions.
The detainees have been charged with illegal entrepreneurial activities which is punishable by one to three years in prison.
A minor has been detained for illegal purchase and storage of large quantities of drugs, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
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.
Georgian police officers have detained one individual for drug offences in the west Georgian town of Poti today.
Georgian law enforcers have detained two individuals for the purchase, possession and sale of drugs. 4,200 pills of MDMA and other types of drugs, including hashish, cocaine and marijuana have been confiscated from the apartments of the detainees in Tbilisi.