Two arrested in Georgia over parcel with 200 THC capsules
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.
🇬🇪 Tbilisi International Airport, Tbilisi · Georgia
Officers of the Central Criminal Police Department and the Customs Department of
the Revenue Service detained two people at different times on suspicion of
illegal purchase and storage, attempted purchase and storage, and illegal import
of an especially large quantity of narcotics.[1]Officers carried out a
controlled delivery of a parcel sent from abroad in the name of one of the
accused as part of operational measures against him.[1]Officers detained the
second accused at Tbilisi International Airport and seized drugs from hand
luggage during a check.[2]
The parcel yielded an especially large quantity of narcotics as evidence,
including about 200 capsules containing tetrahydrocannabinol.[1]Tetrahydrocannabinol is a narcotic drug obtained from the cannabis plant.[2]The parcel also carried a sizable quantity of other drugs when it was opened by
the police, in addition to methamphetamine.[2]The airport seizure consisted
of narcotics containing methadone and buprenorphine.[1]
The investigation is proceeding under Articles 260, 19-260 and 262 of Georgia’s
Criminal Code.[1]If found guilty the person faces imprisonment for 20 years
or for the rest of life.[2]All suspects are presumed innocent until proven
guilty in a court of law.[2]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
2
Agency type
Customs, Police
Cannabis
Living plants
Setting
Airport, Mail or parcel
Case stage
Convicted
Sources
kvira.gekvira.geKA“ამოღებულია განსაკუთრებით დიდი ოდენობით ნარკოტიკული საშუალება, მათ შორის „ტეტრაჰიდროკანაბინოლის“ შემცველი 200-მდე კაფსულა” - დაკავებულია 2 პირი
The sources say the two detentions happened at different unspecified times; 31 October 2026 is the announcement date used as the incident date, while the English account republished it on 3 November 2026.
No weight was published for the 200 THC capsules and no separate weight or count was published for the methamphetamine, other parcel drugs, or airport drugs, so no cannabis weight is recorded.
The airport seizure of methadone- and buprenorphine-containing drugs is not cannabis and is excluded from cannabis figures.
The sources publish no names, ages, nationalities or exact detention places beyond the parcel delivery and Tbilisi International Airport.
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