The officers of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Customs Department of LEPL Revenue Service, as a result of jointly held investigative activities, arrested A.G. (DoB 1979) – the citizen of the Republic of Turkey at the Tbilisi International Airport for illegal purchase and storage of drugs in especially large quantities and illegal import to Georgia.
The committed crime envisages from 8 to 20 years or lifetime imprisonment.
The officers of the Customs Department of the Revenue Service, after checking the luggage and hand luggage belonging to A.G. found approximately 2 kilograms of “Cocaine” in a special cache of the travel bag.
Law enforcement officers seized the "Cocaine" drug as evidence.
At this stage, the investigation established that the accused allegedly purchased a “Cocaine” drug in the Republic of Brazil and brought it to Georgia.
The investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal purchase and keeping of drugs in especially large quantities and illegal import to Georgia- Article 260, Part VI and Article 262, Part IV of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
