The officers of the Central Criminal Police Department along with Patrol Police Department and customs department of the Ministry of Finances, as a result of jointly held operative-investigative activities, detained Azerbaijani citizen A.M. (DoB 1985) for illegal purchase and keeping of psychotropic substance in large quantities and smuggling on the territory of Georgia. He was detained on BCP “Red Bridge”.
During searching activities held in detainee’s vehicle law enforcers seized 84 capsules of ecstasy drug, which contains 2,520 kg of psychotropic substance, which was found in specially arranged cache of the vehicle.
Investigation established that detainee planned to smuggle drugs on the territory of Azerbaijan, through Georgian border.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal purchase, keeping, selling and smuggling of psychotropic substance in large quantities article 261, IV part, sub-paragraph “A” and article 236, III part, sub-paragraph “A” of the Criminal Code.
