Police arrest four for drug possession, seize large quantities of drugs in Tbilisi, regions
During a search of residences, police seized psychoactive substances, 31 packages of heroin, nine packages of methadone, and dozens of pills of suboxone. Photo: video grab.
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Georgian police have arrested four individuals for the illegal purchase and possession of large quantities of drugs in Tbilisi, Zugdidi and Marneuli, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia (MIA) reports.
The MIA reports that one out of the four arrested individuals has been convicted of similar crimes several times in the past.
During a search of residences, police seized psychoactive substances, 31 packages of heroin, nine packages of methadone, and dozens of pills of suboxone.
The crime is punishable by eight to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.
Georgian law enforcers of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) have detained 11 drug dealers in Ponichala district in Tbilisi and in Marneuli earlier today. The detainees have been accused of the illegal purchase, possession and sale of drugs in especially large quantities.
Police have arrested 12 individuals, including 10 drug dealers, in the Ponichala and other districts of Tbilisi. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that one of the 10 drug dealers is a citizen of Azerbaijan.
Police have arrested a 34-year-old foreign citizen for selling drugs online in Tbilisi earlier today. The Interior Ministry reports that the man was arrested when he intended to deliver methadone-containing drugs for further sale to various spots in Nadzaladevi district.
Police have arrested 20 drug dealers in various cities of Georgia such as Tbilisi - Ponichala district, Rustavi, Batumi, Kutaisi and Bolnisi municipality in Georgia's eastern Kvemo Kartli region today. The police said that the detainees ‘were systematically selling drugs to citizens.’
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia reports that police arrested 12 individuals for the purchase and possession of large amounts of drugs in Tbilisi and Adjara in December.
Police in western Georgia’s Samegrelo region arrested three individuals, including two charged with drug dealing, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.