Police arrest 17 for drug dealing in Tbilisi and regions
Law enforcers seized 2,945 pills of tramadol, 2,586 pills of methadone, 71 packages of heroin, firearms and 305 cartridges during a personal search of the suspects. Photo: video grab.
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Police have arrested 17 individuals, including four foreign citizens, for sale, purchase and possession of drugs in Tbilisi and other regions of the country, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Wednesday.
A police statement said law enforcers had discovered the suspects were selling drugs “on a regular basis”, and recorded evidence through a controlled purchase of various types of substances from the dealers.
Law enforcers seized 2,945 pills of tramadol, 2,586 pills of methadone, 71 packages of heroin, firearms and 305 cartridges during a personal search of the suspects.
Fourteen of the arrested individuals have been charged with the sale of drugs, while the rest face charges of purchase and possession.
The crimes are punishable up to 20 years in prison, or life imprisonment.
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 11 individuals, including a foreign citizen, for illegal purchase and possession of large quantities of drugs in the cities of Tbilisi and Rustavi on Thursday, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia announced.
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