Foreign citizen arrested for attempting to smuggle large quantities of drugs into Georgia

The officers of the Adjara main division of the central criminal police department under Georgia’s ministry of internal affairs, together with employees of the customs department of the revenue service under the ministry of finance, have arrested a Turkish citizen on charges of illegally purchasing, possessing, and importing large and especially large quantities of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances into Georgia.

Law enforcement officers conducted a personal search of the suspect at the Sarpi customs checkpoint and seized various types of narcotic substances in large and especially large quantities as evidence, including pregabalin and cocaine.

The investigation is ongoing under Articles 260, 261, 262, and 263 of Georgia’s Criminal Code, offenses punishable by up to 12 years of imprisonment.