Police arrest 9 individuals for drug-related crimes, including 4 drug dealers

The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday announced the arrest of nine individuals on charges of drug-related offenses, including four suspected drug dealers.

The arrested individuals include both Georgian and foreign nationals.

The individuals were arrested for the illegal purchase and possession of particularly large amounts of narcotic substances.

The charges they face carry a penalty of up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.

Law enforcement officials conducted multiple controlled purchases of narcotics from the suspects, with court authorisation, and recorded these transactions using covert audio and video surveillance.

During searches of the suspects’ residences, vehicles, and personal belongings, authorities seized substantial quantities of various narcotics, including heroin, cocaine, alpha PVP, methadone, tramadol, pregabalin, lyrica, and approximately 3,000 tablets of Subutex containing buprenorphine, all of which were seized as evidence.