Imereti police seize cocaine and methadone, arrest five including two foreigners

Police in Imereti have arrested five people, two of them foreign nationals, in separate operations. They are charged with illegally acquiring and storing a particularly large quantity of drugs and with facilitating their sale, acting as an organised group by prior agreement.

Officers searched the suspects’ homes, temporary accommodation and a car, as well as locations the suspects pointed out. They seized a particularly large quantity of various drugs packaged for sale, including 150 grams of cocaine and methadone in the form of 111 tablets and 119 packets.

Materials used to package the drugs were also seized during the investigation.

The investigation is being conducted under Articles 260 and 260 Quarter of the Criminal Code, which carry sentences of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.