7 arrested for illegal purchase, possession, carrying of firearms, ammunition across Georgia
The police also listed three pistols, eight muzzleloaders and 181 ammunition cartridges among the seized weapons. Photo: video grab
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Police have arrested seven individuals for illegal purchase, possession and carrying of firearms and ammunition in various Georgian regions, the Interior Ministry revealed on Thursday.
The state body said the arrests had been made in the capital of Tbilisi, the eastern province of Kakheti, central Kvemo Kartli and the northwestern Samegrelo-Upper Svaneti.
Out of the seven arrested individuals, four were from Tbilisi and the remaining three from the other regions of the country.
The police also listed three pistols, eight muzzleloaders and 181 ammunition cartridges among the seized weapons.
The crimes are punishable by three to seven years in prison.
Police have arrested three individuals for the illegal purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition in the Adjara and Guria regions.
Police have arrested six individuals in Tbilisi and the western regions of Guria and Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Wednesday.
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The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs has seized illegal firearms and ammunition in the municipalities of Tbilisi, Marneuli, Lentekhi, and Akhaltsikhe.
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