Turkish citizen arrested for illegally importing a large amount of psychotropic substances into Georgia

Employees of the Adjara Main Department of the Central Criminal Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and the Customs Department of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance have arrested a citizen of the Republic of Turkey on charges of illegally purchasing, storing and importing a large amount of psychotropic substances into Georgia.

Law enforcement officers seized a large amount of the psychotropic substance “Pregabalin” at Batumi International Airport during the inspection of the defendant’s hand luggage.

The investigation is underway under Articles 261 and 263 of the Criminal Code, which provides for imprisonment for a term of up to 12 years.

The information is being released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.