Two foreign citizens arrested in Tbilisi over methadone trafficking

Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Tbilisi on suspicion of acquiring and possessing particularly large quantities of drugs and facilitating their sale as part of a pre-arranged group, Georgia’s Interior Ministry said.

Police seized 12 packages of methadone allegedly prepared for distribution during a personal search of one suspect and at locations identified by the second detainee.

The offences carry a prison sentence of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.