Law enforcement foils large-scale drug smuggling into Georgia as foreign national is detained
11:14, 01.05.2026

Officers from the Adjara Main Department of the Central Criminal Police, in cooperation with the Customs Department of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance, have detained a foreign national on suspicion of illegal drug possession, storage, and smuggling into Georgia.

The individual, identified as U.T., born in 1985 and a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, was apprehended at the Sarpi customs checkpoint. During a thorough inspection of the vehicle driven by U.T., authorities seized a substantial quantity of narcotics, including MDMA and amphetamine.

The investigation is ongoing under Articles 260 and 262 of the Criminal Code, which stipulate a prison sentence of 8 to 12 years.





Justice/Crime
Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA)
large quantity of drugs
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