Two foreign citizens arrested in Batumi after police seize 2kg of methadone

Georgian police have arrested two foreign nationals in Batumi on suspicion of illegally acquiring and possessing a particularly large quantity of narcotics as a group and facilitating their sale, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday.

Officers from the Khelvachauri District Division of the Adjara Police Department detained the two suspects during an operation in the Black Sea coastal city.

According to the ministry, police seized 2kg of methadone during personal searches of the suspects. The narcotic substance was confiscated as evidence.

Both individuals have been formally charged in connection with the alleged group involvement in drug-related offences.

The crimes carry penalties of up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment upon conviction.