Georgian Police arrest seven in major drug trafficking investigation

Georgian law enforcement officers have arrested seven individuals on charges of illegally acquiring and possessing particularly large quantities of narcotic drugs and facilitating their sale.

The arrests were made at different times by officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Central Criminal Police Department.

The detainees include both Georgian citizens and foreign nationals.

A comprehensive investigation established that the suspects were involved, in various capacities and, in some cases, as members of organized groups, in schemes involving the illegal sale of narcotic substances, the Ministry said.

During searches of the suspects, their residences and vehicles, law enforcement officers seized particularly large quantities of various narcotic substances as evidence. These included 352 packages containing alpha-PVP, mephedrone, methadone, clephedrone, MDMA, dried marijuana and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).

Police also seized materials used for packaging narcotic substances.

The investigation is being conducted under Articles 260 and 260¹ of Georgia’s Criminal Code, which carry penalties of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.