46-year-old Russian detained over cannabis greenhouse in Georgia
Police in Georgia detained a 46-year-old Russian citizen who allegedly built a greenhouse in a rented flat to grow narcotic-containing plants. Officers seized what the Interior Ministry called an especially large amount of dried marijuana and cannabis plants, and a criminal case was opened.
Police in Georgia detained a 46-year-old Russian citizen on suspicion of growing
cannabis.[1]Investigators say the man fitted a special greenhouse inside a
rented temporary flat where he unlawfully grew plants containing narcotic
substances.[2]A criminal case was opened over unlawful drug storage and
unlawful sowing, growing or cultivation of narcotic-containing plants.[1]
During a search, officers seized what the Interior Ministry described as an
especially large amount of dried marijuana and cannabis plants as physical
evidence.[1]Officers also seized materials needed to cultivate the plants and
to package or process narcotics.[2]The ministry said the man had grown the
narcotic-containing plants on an especially large scale in the temporary flat.[2]
The investigation is proceeding under Articles 260 and 265 of Georgia’s Criminal
Code, which cover unlawful acquisition or storage of drugs and unlawful
cultivation of narcotic plants.[2]Those articles carry punishment of up to 20
years in prison or life imprisonment.[2]
Case data
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Georgia's Central Criminal Police detained seven Georgian and foreign nationals in Tbilisi on charges of large-scale drug acquisition, storage and facilitation of sale. Searches recovered dried marijuana and THC alongside synthetic drugs, with the charges carrying up to 20 years in prison or life imprisonment.
Police in Georgia detained two people in separate operations, including a controlled delivery of a parcel from abroad that held about 200 THC capsules. The second detention at Tbilisi airport involved methadone and buprenorphine, with both cases investigated as especially large-scale import punishable by up to life imprisonment.
Police detained a foreign truck driver at the Lagodekhi border crossing after finding nearly 12 kilograms of marijuana hidden in the cab. The suspect faces illegal purchase, possession and import charges that carry up to 20 years or life imprisonment.
Georgia's Central Criminal Police detained seven Georgian and foreign nationals on drug charges, seizing up to 4 kg of marijuana and 21 cannabis plants alongside other drugs. The investigation under articles carrying up to life imprisonment was still under way with no court outcome reported.