Customs officers detain one for drug smuggling attempt
The body also said the case had been handed over to the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for further action. Photo: rs.ge
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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.
The officers seized 106 pills of the methadone 40 and 14 capsules of the psychotropic drug pregabalin during their physical and luggage search of the offender.
The body also said the case had been handed over to the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for further action.
Georgian police on Tuesday said law enforcement officers had arrested 46 individuals on drug-related charges, including 36 for drug-dealing violations, in capital Tbilisi and other regions of the country.
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.
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.
Law enforcement officers and the Revenue Service's Customs Department arrested three foreign citizens on drug-related charges, including purchase, possession and smuggling of drugs across the country over the recent period, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.