Police detain 3 people in Adjara on drug-related charges — a particularly large quantity of various narcotics seized
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Employees of the Adjara Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of various operational measures and investigative actions carried out at different times, detained N.K., born in 1973, as well as foreign citizens M.I., born in 1993, and K.M., born in 2004. They are accused of the illegal acquisition, possession, sale, and facilitation of the sale of narcotic substances in particularly large quantities, the Georgian MIA reported.
According to the ministry, the crime carries a penalty of up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.
“During searches of the suspects’ personal belongings and temporary residences, as well as in various other locations, police seized as material evidence a particularly large amount of narcotic substances prepared for sale, including heroin, morphine, dried marijuana, as well as materials needed for packaging and cultivating narcotic substances.
In addition, drugs previously illegally sold by one of the suspects were also seized by police as evidence.
The investigation continues under Articles 260, 260¹, and 260² of the Criminal Code,” the statement reads.
