Three citizens of Bulgaria have been detained after Georgia’s regional police department made a significant drug bust, reports Georgian www.agenda.ge.

Police officers of the Samtskhe-Javakheti region seized more than 8kg of drugs, containing 6.295 kilos of cocaine with an estimated value of US$ 2.5 million, at the Ninotsminda/Bavra border crossing.

As a result of their investigation, three citizens of Bulgaria were arrested as they attempted to transport illegal drugs through Georgia from Armenia.

Those detained tried to cross the Armenia-Georgia border with 10 packages of cocaine attached to their bodies with adhesive tape.  

The investigation is ongoing under Article 2629 (illegal drug trafficking) under the Criminal Code of Georgia.