Turkish citizen arrested in Georgia with nearly 100 grams of cocaine

A Turkish citizen has been arrested in Georgia on suspicion of illegally acquiring and possessing a particularly large quantity of drugs and bringing them into the country, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

Officers from the Central Criminal Police Department’s Adjara Main Division, together with employees of the Revenue Service’s Customs Department, arrested the suspect at the Sarpi customs checkpoint on the border with Turkey.

During a personal search, law enforcement officers seized nearly 100 grams of cocaine as evidence, the ministry said.

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