Officers of the Central Criminal Police and the Patrol Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, together with staff from the Investigative Service and the Customs Department of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance, seized an especially large consignment of narcotics – 200 kilograms of heroin. The value of the seized substance on the so-called “black market” exceeds 50 million GEL. Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Aleksandre Darakhvelidze announced this at a briefing.

According to Darakhvelidze, a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran, M.B., born in 1989, has been detained in connection with the case.

“From a truck driven by the accused, which was loaded with ‘fish feed,’ law enforcement officers discovered and seized eight sacks containing a hidden shipment of the narcotic substance heroin, with a total weight of 200 kilograms.

Collected evidence confirms that the vehicle entered Georgia from Iran via Azerbaijan.

We will continue the relevant investigative actions in order to identify other individuals allegedly involved in this crime and bring them to criminal responsibility.

The investigation is being conducted under Article 260, Part 3, subparagraph ‘a’ and Article 262, Part 4, subparagraph ‘a’ of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provide for imprisonment of up to 20 years or life imprisonment,” said Aleksandre Darakhvelidze.