Police detained G.P. (DoB 1996) and L.M. (DoB 2001) on the facts of illegal purchase, storage, preparation to sell a new psychoactive substance by a preliminary agreement by a group in Tbilisi. The offense carries a maximum sentence of 7 to 14 years in prison.

According to the investigation, the detainees planned to purchase a new psychoactive substance by mail and sell it through the so-called “betting method”. In order to commit the crime, the package arrived in Georgia. The parcel contained a new psychoactive substance, which belongs to the cannabinoid chemicals of new psychoactive substances. The detainees met to organize the “placing” of drugs at pre-selected locations, during which they got detained by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The investigation launched under Article 18-260 of the Criminal Code of Georgia (illegal purchase and sale of a new psychoactive substance committed by prior agreement by the group and involving the illegal purchase and storage of a new psychoactive substance).