Police arrest 3, seize illegal firearms, ammunition across Georgia
A Makarov type pistol, dozens of cartridges and other arms were seized during a related search of houses linked to the individuals. Photo: video grab.
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Police have arrested three individuals in four municipalities across Georgia on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Friday.
The release said the offenders had been arrested in the western Samegrelo and Imereti provinces, as well as the north-western Svaneti and central-eastern Shida Kartli.
A Makarov type pistol, dozens of cartridges and other arms were seized during a related search of houses linked to the individuals.
The crime is punishable up 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 arrest 10, seize illegal firearms, ammunition across Georgia
Police have arrested 10 individuals in Tbilisi and regions on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Saturday.
The Ministry revealed law enforcement had seized Makarov and Nagant type pistols, 219 cartridges, two muzzle loaders and other arms during a related search of houses.
The crime is punishable by four to 11 years in prison.
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 two individuals, identified as D.Kh. born in 1974 and N.B. born in 1997, who acted on behalf of ‘thief-in-law’ Boria Apakidze, had demanded from a businessman in Tetritskaro municipality to pay them $10,000.
Georgian police have arrested four individuals in Tbilisi and other regions of the country on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday.
Law enforcers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Sunday arrested eight individuals and charged one in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi and other regions of the country with illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition, the Ministry said.
The Georgian Interior Ministry said on Saturday that its employees had arrested two individuals for drug crimes, illegal manufacturing and possession of firearms in the central Shida Kartli and western Adjara regions of Georgia.
Georgian police have arrested 13 individuals in Tbilisi and other regions of the country on charges of illegal purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition, the Georgian Interior Ministry said on Thursday.