Ministry of Internal Affairs along with State Security Service and Main Prosecutor’s office, as a result of investigative activities held on the bases of operative information, detected ammunition and firearms in large amount on the territory of Georgia.
In particular, vast amount of ammunition, firearms, explosive materials and devices were seized in various parts of the country. Investigation established that the mentioned ammunition was hidden in special caches in 2009-2011 years.
Various types of ammunition were buried in the soil on the territory located nearby Norio and in the forest which is close to stone quarrying in Gori.
According to pro-technical, chemical and ballistic test results, bullets fount in the cache are aimed for "РПК" machine gun and other weapons.
The following ammunition was also found in the underground caches: three „ОШ“ type anti-personnel mine, one fuse, explosive device of „ВУЗ-4“ type, three plastic substance containing hexogen, 42 electric detonators, 1 „РПГ-26“ type anti-tank grenade launcher, 5 anti-tank mines of „ПТМ-3“ type, 12 detonators of „МД“ type, 4 capsule-detonators, 1 anti-tank mine of „ТМ-62“ type and many more.
The following ammunition was found in Tbilisi, particularly in the forest located near to domestic waste polygon:
9mm factory-made automatic pistol of “Stechkin” construction which is suitable for shooting, handmade silencer, 40 factory-made 7,6mm military cartridges aimed for automatic weapon with “Kalashnikov” construction, 10 factory-made 9mm ,,СП-6“ special cartridges aimed for the firearm with the same caliber, 1 factory made anti-tank grenade launcher of „M-80“ type and 1 factory made anti-tank grenade launcher of „РПГ-22“ type and etc.
Law enforcers seized the following ammunition from the underground cache, located in forest near to Saguramo: AKC-74 automatic weapon, 1 AK-74automatic weapon, 1 Buttstock,2 handle and 1 compensator.
According to Information provided by Analytical Center of the Ministry, "АКС-74" automatic weapon and pistol of “Stechkin” construction were enlisted in special database for the weapons, as “lost”.
The following ammunition was seized in special underground cache, located in the forest near to Mukhatgverdi cemetery: 1297 bullets aimed for machine gun, carabins and other weapons, 38 magazines and many more.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal purchase and keeping of firearms, ammunition and explosive materials and devices, article 236, II part envisaged by the Criminal Code of Georgia.
