Officers of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have arrested 6 foreign citizens on charges of illegal purchase and storage of a particularly large amount of narcotics by an organized group, facilitation of their sale, and illegal cultivation of a plant containing narcotics.

As a result of intensive investigative actions conducted by law enforcement officers, it has been established that members of the criminal group of drug traffickers had set up a special greenhouse in rented apartments in various districts of Tbilisi, where they illegally grew and cultivated a particularly large amount of the narcotic drug “cannabis” for the purpose of further sale.

As a result of the defendants’ personal search and search activities held in temporary residences, a particularly large amount of various types of narcotics were seized as evidence, including: “cocaine”, “tetrahydrocannabinol”, the plant “cannabis” and dried “marijuana”.

As a result of the investigative actions, materials necessary for the packaging and cultivation of narcotics were also seized.

The investigation is being conducted under Articles 260, 260-4 and 265-1 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which provides for up to 20 years or life imprisonment.