Two hand grenades and firearm magazine found in environment official’s car

Georgia’s Minister of Environment Protection Gigla Agulahsvili stated today that two hand grenades and a firearm magazine with 30 cartridges were found in a car owned by Tbilisi National Park chairperson Levan Kapanadze. 

Agulashvili informed and Kapanadze confirmed that the weapons were found in the process of washing the car at a special facility. 

When a car washer found the weapons inside the car I immediately called police and announced them about the incident,” Kapanadze said. 

The Minister claimed that the fact was allegedly related to revenge. 

Minister of Environment Gigla Agulashvili stated that planting weapons in environment officials’ cars were allegedly related to revenge. Photo by the Ministry of Environment of Georgia. 

My staff is fighting against illegal cutting of trees, illegal hunting and all other unlawful activities. Some people are trying to threaten us as our activities hinder their illegalities. 

It was not for the first time when such fact happened in connection with our staff. In summer the head of the Lagodekhi Protected Area also found a hand grenade in his car with a writing stuck on it- Warning! Leave the area!,” Agulashvili stated. 

Following the lead the Minister promised that he and all the relevant state bodies would do their utmost to suspend such facts. 

According to him the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia and other law-enforcement bodies have already been informed over planting the weapons in officials’ cars.