Bulgarians detained in Batumi for possession of large quantity of drugs

Georgian police have detained two Bulgarian citizens for the purchase and possession of 40kg of heroin in Batumi.

Director of the Central Criminal Department Mamuka Chelidze said that the Bulgarians had smuggled ‘an especially large quantity of drugs’ with the intention of selling them in Europe.

Chelidze said the joint operation to detain the offenders was carried out by Georgian Interior Ministry and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, Agenda.ge reported.