Police arrest 7, including foreign citizen, for drug dealing, purchase in Tbilisi
During their raid on the group, police seized 59 packs of heroin, over half a kilogram of cannabis, a pack of methadone, eight ammunition cartridges, as well as $1,800 and ₾1,700 (about $553/€507) in cash. Photo: video grab.
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Police have arrested seven individuals, including a foreign citizen, for sale, purchase and store of illegal drugs in Tbilisi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday.
A police statement said law enforcers had discovered the suspects were selling drugs on a regular basis, and recorded evidence through controlled purchases of heroin, buprenorphine and alpha-PVP from the dealers.
Four of the arrested offenders have been charged with sale of the substances, while others face charges of purchase and store.
During their raid on the group, police seized 59 packs of heroin, over half a kilogram of cannabis, a pack of methadone, eight ammunition cartridges, as well as $1,800 and ₾1,700 (about $553/€507) in cash.
The crimes are punishable by eight to 20 years in prison.
The Georgian police arrested 22 individuals, including 17 for drug dealing, in the Ponichala district of Tbilisi and in a number of regions of Georgia on Tuesday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) of Georgia announced.
Four individuals were arrested in Tbilisi for drug-related crimes, following a police investigation spanning a recent period of time, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia said on Monday.
Georgian police have arrested four foreign citizens on Thursday in Tbilisi, with the individuals charged for selling drugs online.
Georgian police have arrested eight individuals for illegal purchase and possession of large quantities of drugs in capital Tbilisi and the western regions of Adjara and Imereti, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia said on Thursday.
Georgian Border Police arrested two Azerbaijani citizens and seized a package of heroin they were attempting to smuggle across the state boundary, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Monday.