Customs officers detain two for drug smuggling attempt
The officers seized 608 pills of the methadone opioid and 112 capsules of the psychotropic drug pregabalin during their physical and luggage searches of the offenders. Photo via rs.ge
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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.
The officers seized 608 pills of the methadone opioid and 112 capsules of the psychotropic drug pregabalin during their physical and luggage searches of the offenders.
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 officers arrested a foreign citizen at the Batumi international airport, with the individual charged with illegal purchase, storage and smuggling of over 11 kilograms of marijuana, the interior ministry said on Tuesday.
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.
The Central Criminal Police Department of the Georgian Interior Ministry and the Customs Development of the Revenue Service of the Finance Ministry arrested an Ukrainian citizen at Tbilisi International Airport for an attempt of smuggling cocaine in “especially large quantities”, the Interior Ministry announced on Friday.
A criminal proceeding has been launched against one individual for smuggling ₾26,644 ($8,808/€8,352) worth of medicines and two laptops across Georgia’s southern border, the Investigation Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry said on Wednesday.
Georgia’s Revenue Service on Tuesday said its professionals had prevented an attempt of smuggling of a “large quantity” of drugs across the south-western border with Turkey.
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.
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.
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.
Georgian police on Sunday said law enforcement officers had arrested two foreign citizens on drug-related charges, including purchase, possession and smuggling of drugs into the country.