The officers of the unit for the fight against drug transit under the Central Criminal Police Department, as a result of the exposed drug transit route, have foiled illegal import of drugs in especially large quantities. The mentioned unit along with the customs department employees as result of the jointly held operative-investigative activities detained South African Republic citizen, Lunga M. (1987) at Tbilisi International Airport for the illegal import of drugs in especially large quantities.
Investigation established that detainee imported drugs in especially large quantities to Georgia from Brazil. During searching the hand luggage of the detainee law enforcers seized 3 kg and 609,66 gr of cocaine drug. Investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal import of drugs in especially large quantities, article 262, IV part, sub-paragraph A of the Criminal Code.