Georgia: The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has indicted five persons on May 5, 2025, Monday. They were arrested with the facts of illegal purchase, storage, and key sale of huge amounts of drugs.
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 Georgian Prosecution Service stated, “ the investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that the defendants illegally purchased and stored narcotic drugs, which they were selling. As a result of the measures taken, the narcotic drugs “tetrahydrocannabinol”, “heroin” and “marijuana” were seized.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has charged and arrested those persons with the facts of illegal acquisition, storage, and sale of narcotics.
Criminal charges laid on the suspect
First of all, three individuals were charged under Article 260 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. It should be noted that they were charged under Parts 3, 4, and 5 of Article 260. It provides imprisonment for up to 17 years as a form and measure of punishment.
The other two individuals were charged under Parts 2 and 8 of Article 273 of the Criminal Code, which provides for imprisonment for up to 8 years as a form and measure of punishment. Georgian law is very strict against drug-related offenses.
Action taken by the Georgian Prosecutor’s office
Notably, there is huge public support for the law enforcement agency for these drives to make the country drug-free. 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.
