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Georgian police detain three Russian officers in Abkhazia

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TBILISI, November 22 (RIA Novosti, Marina Kvaratskhelia) - Police in the western Georgian city of Zugdidi detained three Russian officers and a truck from the Russian military base in the Abkhazian capital of Batumi, police said Tuesday.

The Georgian police are accusing the Russian officers of smuggling military cargo from the southern Russian city of Rostov to Georgia.

The detained officers are being held in a pre-trial detention center and are about to face border violation charges.

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