Georgia’s Interior Ministry destroys 553kg of narcotic drugs worth over ₾34M

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has destroyed 553 kilograms of various types of narcotic drugs seized as evidence during investigative operations conducted across Georgia at different times.

The total value of the drugs on the so-called black market exceeded ₾34 million.

Employees of the Forensic-Criminalistics Department destroyed particularly large quantities of various narcotic substances in a specialized high-temperature furnace that meets modern standards. The drugs included methadone, MDMA, heroin, cocaine, buprenorphine, alpha-PVP, clephedrone, tramadol and codeine.

Psychotropic substances and new psychoactive substances were also destroyed.

In accordance with Georgian legislation, narcotic drugs are destroyed in compliance with modern environmental standards.

Representatives of the Prosecutor General’s Office and the Ministry of Health participated in the process alongside Interior Ministry employees who are members of the standing commission.