Police arrest 13, seize illegal firearms, ammunition across Georgia
Both the offenders and their residential houses were searched in the effort, with four out of the 13 individuals having previous criminal records. Photo: video grab.
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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.
The Ministry revealed the efforts of law enforcements “over the recent period” had resulted in various types of firearms, over 350 cartridges and other illegal ammunition being seized from the persons.
Both the offenders and their residential houses were searched in the effort, with four out of the 13 individuals having previous criminal records.
The crimes are punishable by between three and nine years in prison.
The Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia has brought one more criminal charge against the bank robber Badri Esebua for the purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition in addition to the charges pressed against him on Monday for coercion, illegal purchase, possession and carrying of firearms and ammunition, organisation of a terrorist act and hostage-taking, the Office announced on Thursday.
Police have arrested three individuals for the illegal purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition in the Adjara and Guria regions.
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.
Police have detained three Georgian citizens for the illegal purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition in the western Georgian region of Imereti.
Four individuals have been arrested for group extortion of large amounts of money, group violence, illegal possession of drugs and failure to report crime, Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Wednesday.
Georgian police have arrested ten 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 Saturday.
Georgian police have arrested 20 individuals in Tbilisi and other regions of the country on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition over a recent period, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.
Georgian police have arrested 14 individuals in capital Tbilisi and other regions of the country on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition over a recent period, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday.
Georgian police have arrested 20 individuals, charged four and identified a further two in capital Tbilisi and other regions of the country on charges of illegal purchase, storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition over a recent period, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.