The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has charged 14 individuals with the illegal acquisition, possession, and distribution of narcotic substances in large and especially large quantities. This is stated in the information released by the Prosecutor's Office.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, an investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs established that the detained individuals had illegally acquired and stored various types and amounts of narcotics, including those in large and especially large quantities, and had distributed these substances.
As a result of the operations carried out, various types of narcotics were seized: up to 6.23 grams of heroin, up to 15.3 grams of pregabalin, up to 0.81 grams of alpha-PVP, 0.1158 grams of morphine base, 0.614 grams of codeine base, 0.165 grams of fentanyl, and up to 115 grams of dried marijuana.
“Eight individuals have been charged under Parts 2 and 3 of Article 260 of the Georgian Criminal Code (illegal acquisition and possession of narcotics in large and especially large quantities) and Parts 5 and 6 of Article 260^3 (illegal distribution of narcotics in large and especially large quantities), which provides for a sentence of up to 20 years or life imprisonment.
Six individuals have been charged under Parts 1 and 2 of Article 260^3 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal distribution of the narcotic substance ‘marijuana’), which carries a sentence of up to 12 years in prison.
At the request of the Prosecutor’s Office, the court has already imposed pre-trial detention as a preventive measure for the accused,” the statement from the Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia said.