Finance Ministry Investigative Service finds 22 pharmacies selling psychoactive drugs illegally in Tbilisi, other regions
Police found none of the pharmacies had proper permits to sell psychoactive drugs, although they were selling various types of medications without a doctor’s prescription. Photo: The Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance.
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The Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance has found 22 pharmacies to be selling psychoactive drugs illegally in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia, the state body said on Wednesday.
A large quantity of psychoactive drugs has been confiscated from the pharmacies.
Police found none of the pharmacies had proper permits to sell psychoactive drugs, although they were selling various types of medications without a doctor’s prescription.
The police officers had arrested 43 individuals for the illegal entrepreneurial activities, among whom three were convicted for committing similar crimes in the past.
The offenders were set to face up to five years in prison.
A minor has been detained for illegal purchase and storage of large quantities of drugs, says the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Twenty-seven pharmacies have been found by the Anti-Corruption Agency of the State Security Service to be selling psychoactive drugs illegally in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia.
Deputy Director of Ltd. Regional Healthcare Center Nugzar J. has been detained for assistance in receiving bribes in large quantities for the Head of the State Regulatory Agency for Medical Activities of the Ministry of Health of Georgia Gia Tvalavadze.
Head of the State Regulatory Agency for Medical Activities of the Ministry of Health of Georgia Gia Tvalavadze and 19 others have been charged for their involvement in the illegal sale of psychotropic drugs in 15 pharmacies of Tbilisi and Gori, the Georgian State Security Service reported.
Georgian police officers have arrested 16 individuals for illegal purchase, possession and smuggling of drugs in capital Tbilisi and other regions of the country, with 14 of the arrested charged with drug-dealing, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Wednesday.
Georgian customs officers detained two Georgian citizens for attempted smuggling of a large amount of drugs through the Sarpi border crossing checkpoint with Turkey in the south-west of the country, the Revenue Service announced on Thursday.