Tbilisi police seize large quantity of methadone, arrest two foreign nationals

Officers of the Tbilisi Police Department on Thursday arrested two foreign nationals on charges of illegally purchasing, possessing and selling a particularly large quantity of narcotic drugs as part of an organised group.

During searches of the suspects’ personal belongings, vehicle and temporary residence in Tbilisi, law enforcement officers seized a large quantity of the narcotic drug Methadone.

Police also confiscated materials allegedly intended for the packaging of narcotics.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs said an investigation had been launched under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code of Georgia relating to drug offences.

The alleged crimes are punishable by up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.