Georgian police seize large quantity of narcotics, one person detained

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Friday announced that officers of the Central Criminal Police Department had arrested an individual on charges of illegally acquiring and possessing a particularly large quantity of narcotic drugs, as well as attacking police officers.

According to the Ministry, based on operative information, law enforcement officers stopped the suspect in the capital city of Tbilisi.

Upon seeing the police, the individual attempted to flee the scene and deliberately rammed a police vehicle with the car he was driving.

The suspect was arrested at the scene. A search of his vehicle resulted in the seizure of a particularly large quantity of liquid containing the narcotic substance Alpha-PVP.

The offences are punishable by up to 20 years or life imprisonment.