Georgian police arrest two foreign individuals on drug-related crime

Officers of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Customs Department of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance on Thursday arrested two foreign individuals on charges of illegal purchase, storage, and importation of a particularly large amount of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances into Georgia.

The arrested individuals are citizens of Germany and Turkey

Law enforcement officers detained two foreign citizens at the Tbilisi International Airport and the Sarpi border checkpoint.

During a search of the defendants’ personal and travel bags, various narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances were seized, including cocaine, methamphetamine and pregabalin.

The offences are punishable by up to 12 years or life imprisonment.