Turkish citizen tried to smuggle narcotics into Armenia via Georgia

YEREVAN, 16 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. Georgian police officers have seized 9.6 thousand pills of the Tramadol drug from Turkish citizen Yusuf O, who was traveling to Armenia via Georgia. This is what the press service of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on February 16, as “Armenpress” reports. According to the press service, the Turkish citizen was arrested at Sarpi control point right after crossing the Georgian-Turkish border.

“While searching the arrestee’s truck, police officers seized 9,600 pills of the Tramadol drug which, based on the conclusion provided after the expert examination, contain 480 grams of the Tramadol narcotic,” as stated in the press release.