Foreign citizen arrested for smuggling massive quantity of psychotropic substances into Georgia

Joint forces from the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Central Criminal Police Department and the Customs Department of the Ministry of Finance’s Revenue Service have detained a dual citizen of Germany and Russia. The suspect was apprehended on charges of illegal purchase, storage, and smuggling of an exceptionally large quantity of psychotropic substances into Georgia.

The arrest took place at the Sarpi Customs Checkpoint. During a thorough inspection of the suspect’s hand luggage, law enforcement officers discovered and seized 1 400 tablets of Pregabalin, a regulated psychotropic substance, which has been taken as physical evidence.

An investigation is currently underway under Articles 261 and 263 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. If convicted, the individual faces a potential prison sentence of up to 12 years.