BATUMI, Georgia-Two foreign nationals were detained in Batumi, Georgia, on drug charges following a police search that uncovered 2 kilograms of methadone.
As per statement of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, police officers of Khellvachauri Regional Division of the Adjara Police Department conducted investigative and detention activities, as a result of which two of the suspects were detained.Both suspects are foreign citizens and have been charged with illegal purchase, possession and storage of a large quality of narcotic substances.
They also searched for the suspect.As a result of the search officers discovered around 2kg of the drug methadone.The drugs were seized by officers as part of a drugs operation and taken back to the station for evidence.
Methadone is a controlled substance and a prescription medication, and its illegal sale,purchase,or possession constitutes a criminal offense.
They were arrested as suspects of the alleged drug crime by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and are under investigations for all cases of the crime, such as the source of the drug, and the involvement of other persons in the crime.
This case was opened by a law enforcement body based on Article 260 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.The articles impose the punishments for the grossly illegal drug related activities, such as the illegal sale, storage and trafficking of the drug on a large scale.
If convicted, the suspects face up to 20 years or life imprisonment under Georgian law.
The arrest is done because the law enforcement officers of the country are still out in the field fighting to stop the illegal sale of narcotics and monitor drug related offenses all through the country.The law enforcement officers of a state have been making arrests to determine the people who transport, secure, and sell the illegal drugs.
The police are still looking for evidence and trying to establish whether the suspects were part of the network of drug dealers, and the probe continues.
TheMinistry of Internal Affairs has not released any details regarding the nationalities or identities of the detainees. Further updates may be issued as the investigation progresses.
