Finance Ministry Investigative Service finds 18 pharmacies selling psychoactive drugs illegally in Tbilisi, other regions
It also said 33 individuals had been charged for "illegal entrepreneurial activities" in the case, and added police officers had seized a “large quantity” of psychoactive drugs from the pharmacies. Photo: The Investigative Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry
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The Investigative Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry has found 18 pharmacies to be selling psychoactive drugs illegally in Tbilisi and other regions of Georgia, the state body said on Wednesday.
The body said its investigation had found none of the pharmacies had proper permits to sell the types of drugs and were selling various types of medications without prescriptions.
It also said 33 individuals had been charged for "illegal entrepreneurial activities" in the case, and added police officers had seized a “large quantity” of psychoactive drugs from the pharmacies.
The crime is punishable by one to three years in prison.
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.
Customs officers of the Georgian Revenue Service seized 9.3 kilograms of Ketamine from a Ukrainian citizen at the Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia’s capital, the body said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday said it had discussed management of seized assets with representatives of the Secretariat of Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network.
Georgian customs officers detained a Georgian citizen for an attempted smuggling of drugs through the Sarpi border crossing checkpoint with Turkey in the south-west of the country, the Revenue Service announced on Tuesday.
Georgia’s Regulation Agency for Medical and Pharmaceutical Activities has recorded 258 cases of illegal pharmaceutical activities in 62 pharmacies across the country this year, the body said on Friday.
The Regulation Agency for Medical and Pharmaceutical Activities of the Georgian Health Ministry on Saturday said three medical facilities and doctors were suspended from operating for illegally issuing strong psychotropic drug prescriptions without any medical examination in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi and the eastern city of Gori.