Georgian PM: fight against drug crime shows encouraging results

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Wednesday described drug-related crime as a serious threat to the country, calling it a “real disease”.

Speaking in Parliament during an interpellation session, Kobakhidze thanked Georgian Interior Minister Geka Geladze for the work carried out bythe Ministry of Internal Affairs under his leadership over the past months.

“The results are truly impressive in various areas. This includes, among other things, the fight against organized crime and drug-related crime. Just today, 97 individuals were arrested on charges of organized crime and drug offenses”, he said.

“Drug crime in particular is a real scourge and a serious problem for the country, and the results we have achieved in recent months truly give us grounds for optimism that we will see tangible, positive changes in this direction. Once again, I would like to thank the Minister of Internal Affairs for the work carried out”, the PM said.

Kobakhidze also noted that the recent results of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the field of migration had been impressive as well.
Georgian law enforcement agencies have detained 97 individuals linked to organized crime in Tbilisi and across the regions over the past 48 hours, including 81 suspects involved in drug dealing and large-scale narcotics schemes.