Georgia: The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has charged a foreign citizen with the illegal acquisition, storage, and import of a particularly large amount of narcotic drugs into Georgia on September 28.
The Georgian Prosecution Service shared the details of this heinous crime through its official Facebook Page. The police department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia conducted an in-depth investigation into this case.
Cause of charges
According to the details shared by the Georgian Prosecution Service, it should be noted that the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that the defendant, while abroad, illegally acquired and stored a large and particularly large amount of narcotic drugs, 52.69 grams of dried marijuana and 12.57 grams of substances containing tetrahydrocannabinol, which he illegally imported into Georgia on September 24, 2025, through the border checkpoint of Shota Rustaveli Tbilisi International Airport.
Criminal charges were laid against the suspect
The detainee is charged under Part One, Part Three, Subparagraph “a” of Article 260 of the Criminal Code of Georgia; (Illegal purchase and storage of narcotic drugs in a particularly large amount) and Article 262, Part One, Part Four, Subsection “a”; (Illegal import of narcotic drugs into Georgia in a particularly large amount) were introduced, which provides for up to 20 years or life imprisonment as a form and measure of punishment.
Based on the prosecutor’s motion, the court has already sentenced the defendant to imprisonment as a preventive measure.
Notably, there is huge public support for the law enforcement agency for these drives to make the country drug-free, and it should also be noted that the Prosecutor’s Office will also apply to the District Court within the time limit established by law, with a motion to impose imprisonment on the defendant as a preventive measure.
The prosecutor’s office is pursuing a strict criminal policy against drug dealers, which it will continue to do in the future.
