Two Foreign Nationals Arrested in Georgia for Smuggling Large Quantity of Psychotropic Drugs

Georgian authorities have arrested two foreign nationals on charges of illegally acquiring, possessing and smuggling a particularly large quantity of psychotropic substances into the country.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the operation was carried out jointly by officers of the Adjara Main Division of the Central Criminal Police Department and the Customs Department of the Revenue Service under the Ministry of Finance.

During personal searches of the suspects at Batumi International Airport, law enforcement officers seized 560 Pregabalin tablets, classified as a particularly large quantity of psychotropic substances, as evidence.

The investigation is underway under Articles 261 and 263 of Georgia’s Criminal Code. If convicted, the suspects face eight to 12 years in prison.