More than 50 people arrested in Georgia for drug offenses

The Georgian police detained 52 people for drug crimes, including 37 drug dealers, Teimuraz Kupatadze, Director of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, said Report informs via TASS.

"As a result of operational activities and investigative actions, 52 people were detained on charges of drug crimes, including 37 drug dealers," Kupatadze said at a briefing.

According to him, the operations were carried out in different regions of Georgia, including in Tbilisi. Among those detained due to the illegal acquisition and possession, as well as the sale and imports of drugs into the country in large and bulky amounts, there are citizens of Georgia and Russia, Ukraine, Germany, Türkiye, Nigeria, India and Iran.

Detainees face up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.