TBILISI, November 15 – Police in western Georgia have arrested four people after finding several illegal firearms and ammunition during house searches, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said, as reported by Interpressnews.
The four were arrested in Samegrelo, a region in western Georgia near the Black Sea.
According to the ministry, police searched the suspects and their homes in several municipalities in the region.
Police said they seized three pistols, an automatic firearm, ammunition and magazines.
The four suspects are accused of illegally acquiring, keeping and carrying firearms and ammunition.
The ministry described the arrests as the result of preventive police operations carried out by the Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti police department.
The investigation is being conducted under Georgia’s criminal law covering illegal possession and carrying of firearms. If convicted, the suspects could risk up to seven years in prison.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs did not provide further details about the suspects or say what police believe the weapons were intended for.
