Georgian Interior Ministry destroys $ 12 mln worth of drugs

The Georgian Interior Ministry confiscated and destroyed more than $ 12 mln (37 mln lari) worth of drugs in a high-temperature oven in the presence of members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs special commission.

According to the department’s statement, the law enforcement officials disposed the drugs seized from illicit trafficking as material evidence in compliance with modern environmental protection standards in a high-temperature oven. The disposal process was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health, the Prosecutor General's Office and employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.