TBILISI, December 3 – A customs officer at Georgia’s main Black Sea port has been arrested on bribery charges after investigators said he sold confidential commercial data from a government database. The Finance Ministry’s Investigation Service reported Wednesday that the officer worked at the Revenue Service’s customs clearance zone in Poti, a major gateway for … Read more
TBILISI, December 3 – Police in western Georgia have arrested two men accused of stealing industrial fuel from a construction site on the runway at Kutaisi International Airport. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, officers from the Imereti Police Department detained two 27-year-olds employed as technicians at Spenus Group, a company working on the … Read more
TBILISI, October 29 – Georgian police have arrested a 28-year-old man accused of trafficking and exploiting a minor for prostitution in Tbilisi, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Wednesday. According to the ministry, the man allegedly recruited an underage girl for sexual exploitation and made her work at a massage parlor he owned in … Read more
TBILISI, October 28 – The family of 19-year-old British student Bella May Culley, arrested in Georgia for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of drugs, has paid 500,000 lari (around £150,000) as part of a plea agreement, her mother confirmed to reporters on Tuesday. According to Reuters and the BBC, the payment was made in … Read more
TBILISI, October 27 – Georgian prosecutors have detained four people and charged another in a series of large-scale fraud investigations involving tourism, real estate, and business schemes that allegedly cost victims millions. Deputy Tbilisi Prosecutor Shota Tkeshelashvili announced the cases at a briefing Monday, saying the losses so far exceed 3 million lari (around USD … Read more
TBILISI, October 17 – Georgia’s State Security Service announced Friday that three people have been arrested in Tbilisi, Kutaisi, and Batumi for allegedly producing fake medical certificates and helping others obtain disability status in exchange for money. Emzar Gagnidze, head of the service’s Anti-Corruption Bureau, said during a briefing that the suspects, including doctors and … Read more
TBILISI, October 11 – Georgian authorities have arrested a man wanted internationally by Interpol on charges of commercial fraud and theft in Uzbekistan, the Interior Ministry announced Saturday. According to the IPN, citing a ministry statement, officers from the Central Criminal Police Department’s Adjara Division, in cooperation with the Counter-Terrorism Center of the State Security … Read more
TBILISI, October 9 – Georgia’s security service on Thursday released new findings, with details about another “safe house” in the case involving two Ukrainian nationals accused of smuggling explosives into the country. The State Security Service (SUS) said Wednesday it had located a second apartment in Tbilisi’s Gldani district, allegedly rented by one of the … Read more
TBILISI, October 5 – A police officer was stabbed in the neck during an incident on Queen Ketevan Avenue in Tbilisi, according to local media reports. The officer was taken to Ingorokva Clinic, where doctors treated and stitched the wound. Medical staff said his condition is stable, and he is expected to be discharged on … Read more
TBILISI, October 2 – A young woman who was brutally attacked and set on fire by her former husband in central Georgia has died from her injuries, the country’s health authorities confirmed Thursday. The victim, 25-year-old Tatia Lominadze, had been receiving treatment at a specialist burns center in Tbilisi since September 25, when the assault … Read more