142 people arrested in Georgia on drug crime charges

Police operations and arrests

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the relevant units of the agency are conducting complex police operations against drug crime throughout the country. As a result of the large-scale operations, 142 people have been arrested, including both citizens of Georgia and foreign countries. Of those arrested, 62 people are involved in drug dealing in various forms. Imedi+6

According to the investigation, the accused were systematically carrying out the illegal sale of narcotic drugs. For this purpose, they used both the direct, hand-to-hand transfer method, as well as internet applications and social networks, and placed drugs in pre-selected locations, after which they sent coordinates and photographic material to interested persons. Imedi+4

Seized evidence and legal procedures

As a result of investigative actions carried out on the basis of a judge's warrant, law enforcement officers seized particularly large quantities of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including "heroin", "cocaine", "methadone", "alpha-PVP", "amphetamine", "pregabalin", "marijuana", "buprenorphine", "MDMA", and "cannabis". Materials needed for packaging drugs, electronic scales, money presumably obtained as a result of the sale, firearms, and ammunition were also seized. Imedi+7

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged 142 people under articles 260, 260 tertia, 260 quarta, 261, 25-260, 265 prima, and 236 of the Criminal Code, which provides for up to 20 years or life imprisonment. Upon the motion of the Prosecutor's Office, some of the detainees have already been sentenced to imprisonment as a preventive measure, while the court will deliberate on the others within the timeframe established by law. Imedi+8