Employees of Vake-Saburtalo and Gldani-Nadzaladevi Police Main Divisions of Tbilisi Police Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as Samtskhe-Javakheti Police Department, Kakheti Police Department, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Police Departments and the Central Criminal Police Department, during the operational and search activities conducted at different times seized illegal firearms and ammunition as evidence and arrested 6 persons.
Detainees are accused of illegal purchase, storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition.
The committed crime envisions from 3 to 7 years of imprisonment.
Employees of Vake-Saburtalo Police Main Division of Tbilisi Police Department charged 2 persons: previously convicted I.V.(DoB 1965) and J.D. (DoB 1993) in Tbilisi.
Law enforcement officers, during the personal search of the detainees and their residential houses seized firearms, magazines and cartridges as evidence.
Previously convicted R.K., (DoB 1984) has been detained by the employees of Gldani-Nadzaladevi Police Main Division of the same department on charges of illegal purchase, storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition.
As a result of the search of the defendant's car, the police seized a "Makarov" pistol, a magazine and 5 cartridges as evidence.
The employees of Samtskhe-Javakheti police department, as a result of operative and investigative activities, arrested S.I. (DoB 1964), in Akhalkalaki for illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition.
Law enforcement officers, based on the judge's ruling, during the search conducted in S.I.'s residence place and warehouses, seized automatic firearms, 2 magazines and 186 cartridges intended for different types of weapons as evidence.
J.V (DoB1980) was arrested by the employees of Kakheti Police Department on charges of illegal purchase and storage of firearms and ammunition. As a result of the search of his house in Sighnaghi, the law enforcement officers seized firearms and cartridges as evidence.
As for K. Kh. (DoB 1989), he was arrested in Kutaisi by the employees of the Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti Police Department and the Central Criminal Police Department as a result of jointly held investigative actions. He is accused of illegal purchase, storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition. During the personal search of the detainee, law enforcement officers removed a revolver and 22 cartridges as evidence.
The investigation into the facts of illegal purchase, storage and carrying of firearms and ammunition is being conducted under article 236, III and IV parts of the Criminal Code of Georgia.
