TBILISI, September 6 – Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office has filed charges against 32 people accused of being members or supporters of the so-called “thieves-in-law,” a Soviet-era criminal network still active in parts of the region. According to investigators, the accused organized illegal meetings known as “thieves’ gatherings” to settle financial disputes on behalf of crime bosses, … Read more
TBILISI, September 4 – Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office has charged three people with serious drug offenses after police seized large quantities of narcotics and psychotropic substances. According to investigators, the group allegedly purchased and stored nearly 62 grams of the synthetic drug Alpha-PVP, often referred to as “flakka,” along with more than 55 grams of the … Read more
TBILISI, August 31 – Police in western Georgia have arrested a man accused of raping a 14-year-old girl in the Guria region. The Interior Ministry said officers from Guria and Imereti worked together in a special operation that led to the detention of the suspect, a man born in 1998 who was already under conditional … Read more
TBILISI, August 31 – Police in Tbilisi have arrested four people on drug-related charges following a series of raids across several districts, including Gldani-Nadzaladevi, Vake-Saburtalo, and Isani-Samgori. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the suspects are accused of purchasing, storing, and distributing large and exceptionally large quantities of illegal substances. They are also charged … Read more
TBILISI, August 28 – A man in Georgia has been charged with multiple serious offenses after an investigation revealed he allegedly blackmailed, stalked, and threatened a woman using private images and videos. According to investigators, the suspect illegally obtained intimate material and used the threat of releasing it to force the victim into sexual relations. … Read more
TBILISI, August 27 – A handwriting analysis conducted by Georgia’s National Forensics Bureau has confirmed that a farewell letter found in the pocket of former Adjara regional leader Tornike Rizhvadze was indeed written by him. Rizhvadze survived a gunshot wound to his chest in July in what investigators say was a suicide attempt. The new … Read more
TBILISI, August 25 – A 25-year-old woman charged with killing her husband in Tbilisi says she confessed only after police pressured her during questioning, according to her lawyer. The suspect was arrested on August 22 after her husband died from knife wounds. Police say she stabbed him during a domestic dispute and opened an investigation … Read more
TBILISI, August 19 – Police across Georgia made 37 arrests arrests the last three days, for illegally purchasing, storing, or carrying firearms and ammunition. The arrests followed coordinated searches of homes, vehicles, and storage buildings, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement. Dozens of firearms of various types and large amounts of ammunition … Read more
TBILISI, August 18 – A young woman in the Georgian town of Marneuli allegedly stabbed her fiance after finding him in an apartment with another woman. The couple was set to marry on August 17. According to police, the bride-to-be showed up at the apartment accompanied by another woman, confronted her fiance, and then attacked … Read more
TBILISI, August 15 – The man at the center of the gunning down of a businessman on Chavchavadze Avenue after a funeral in March insists he had nothing to do with it. Speaking in court Thursday, Giorgi Mikadze said he had “no involvement” in the March 2025 killing of businessman Levan Jangveladze, claiming he had … Read more