U.S. citizen trying to smuggle drugs arrested in Tbilisi

A U.S. citizen was arrested at Tbilisi International Airport for attempting to bring in large quantities of drugs into Georgia.

Investigators said the detainee was found 229 in possession of packages of heroin, 101 pills of narcotic substances and eight jars of different kind of drugs. Forensic studies will reveal the exact substance of the drugs.

The detainee born in 1976 is facing eight to 20 years of imprisonment, Agenda.ge reported.