Georgian members of criminal group detained in Madrid with help of Georgian police

Four Georgian members of a criminal group have been detained in Madrid several days ago with the help of Georgia’s Interior Ministry, the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has reported.

The Georgian Interior Ministry facilitates the arrest as the body provided operative information on an organized criminal group robbing flats in Paris and city suburbs.

All four detainees are Georgian citizens.

Police seized stolen items in large quantities, jewellery and nine weapons from the accommodation of the detainees.   

The four have been charged with robbery, membership in a criminal group, illegal arms possession and the falsification of documents.

If convicted, the individuals will face 2-5 years in prison.

The Georgian police are in active cooperation with their European partners to combat organized and other crimes, the ministry stated.