Saturday, January 31, 2026

Four persons arrested for drug offenses in Tbilisi

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian police have arrested four individuals and charged them with drug-related offenses involving the illegal purchase, storage, distribution, and facilitation of narcotics, according to the Prosecutor’s Office. The arrests followed an investigation conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Officials say the suspects had acquired and stored several types and quantities of drugs, including … Read more

Two Ukrainians arrested for drugs trafficking in Georgia

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgian police have arrested two Ukrainian nationals on charges related to large-scale drug trafficking and possession, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The suspects, born in 2004 and 1998, were detained in the Imereti region during an operation by regional police. Authorities accuse the suspects of purchasing, storing, and … Read more

Suspected contract killing in Batumi leaves one dead

TBILISI, DFWatch–A man was shot dead in broad daylight on Thursday at a restaurant in central Batumi, a popular seaside resort on Georgia’s Black Sea coast. The murder occurred around 3:00 pm local time at a grill restaurant near the Le Méridien hotel on Ninoshvili Street. Authorities say the victim was hit in the back … Read more

Former Adjara leader's shooting still a mystery

TBILISI, DFWatch–A growing wave of speculation is surrounding the case of Tornike Rizhvadze, the former head of government in Georgia’s Adjara region, who is currently recovering in a Turkish hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. As official channels await the outcome of an investigation, opposition figures and political commentators allege a web … Read more

Former Adjara leader’s shooting still a mystery

TBILISI, DFWatch–A growing wave of speculation is surrounding the case of Tornike Rizhvadze, the former head of government in Georgia’s Adjara region, who is currently recovering in a Turkish hospital after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest. As official channels await the outcome of an investigation, opposition figures and political commentators allege a web … Read more

Georgia indicts five in major drug trafficking case

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s Prosecutor’s Office has charged five individuals with illegal possession and distribution of large and especially large quantities of narcotics, including heroin, cocaine, buprenorphine, and alpha-PVP. The charges follow a Ministry of Internal Affairs investigation, which uncovered and seized the drugs during coordinated operations. The accused face charges under multiple articles of Georgia’s criminal … Read more

Georgian shepherd found guilty of murdering American couple and their 4-year-old son

TBILISI, DFWatch–A 19-year-old shepherd from Georgia was found guilty on Monday of savagely killing an American couple and their 4 year old son in July, 2018. Apart of homicide of three people, Malkhaz Kobauri was also found guilty of other crimes, including rape. He now faces a life sentence in jail. The cold-blooded murder of … Read more

19 y/o shepherd charged with murdering American family of three in Dusheti

The murder victims Lora (42), Caleb (4) and Ryan Smith (43).

TBILISI, DFWatch–A 19 year old shepherd from Georgia’s mountain region Dusheti was charged Monday with the cold blooded murder of an American family of three.

The shepherd, whose identity is being withheld by authorities, has confessed to the killing of Ryan Smith, 43, an entrepreneur,

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Two women arrested, suspected of stabbing Georgian singer

Tamta Janjgava (left) and Natia Topuria. (Facebook.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Police in Georgia have arrested two young women implicated in the near fatal stabbing of a popular crooner.

Irakli Nozadze, nicknamed ‘Picasso’, was in a critical condition after major loss of blood after being stabbed multiple times in the chest and neck on Monday.

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Gang fight at Tbilisi school leaves two 16 year old boys dead

FlowersTBILISI, DFWatch–Crowds gathered outside a school in the center of Tbilisi Sunday evening to pay tribute to two teenage boys who were brutally murdered by their peers two days earlier.

School students and teachers, as well as relatives of the victims,

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