Officers of the Adjara Main Division of the Central Criminal Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs have arrested a Russian citizen, identified as M.A. (born in 1999), on charges of illegally purchasing and storing a particularly large quantity of narcotics and facilitating their illegal sale.

According to the Interior Ministry, a personal search conducted in Batumi and a subsequent investigative experiment led to the seizure of a particularly large amount of methadone allegedly prepared for distribution. Law enforcement officers also confiscated materials used for packaging drugs from the suspect’s residence.

The investigation is ongoing under Articles 260 and 19-260 of the Criminal Code, which carry a penalty of up to 20 years or life imprisonment, the ministry said.