Adjara police seized an especially large quantity of drugs – two detained
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Officers of the Batumi City Division of the Adjara Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, as a result of operational measures and investigative actions, detained two individuals on charges of the illegal, group purchase and possession of an especially large amount of narcotic substances, facilitating their distribution, as well as the illegal use of narcotics without a doctor’s prescription.
The detainees are: T.K., born in 1994, and L.B., born in 1993, who has a prior conviction.
The crime carries a penalty of up to 20 years of imprisonment or life imprisonment.
During searches of the suspects’ personal belongings, residence, and vehicle in Batumi, as well as in other locations, law enforcement officers seized as evidence an especially large amount of the narcotic substance “methadone,” prepared for sale.
From the suspects’ residence, materials needed for packaging drugs, including electronic scales, were also seized.
The investigation is ongoing under Articles 260, 260¹, and 273 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
