The officers of Shida Kartli Regional Division of Central Criminal Police Department, Mtskheta-Mtianeti Regional Main Division and prosecutor’s offices of Shida Kartli and Mtskheta-Mtianeti, as a resul of jointly held operative-searching and investigative activities detained members of the swindlers group: Russian citizen Mikhail M. (DoB 1973) Agita M. (DoB 1979) Vladimer S. (DoB 1984) and Alan L. (DoB 1973).
Investigation established that detained, under previously elaborated plan, rented expensive vehicles in Russia, produced fake technical passports and other documents, transported vehicles to Georgia and passed Georgian custom clearance. Members of the organized group pawned the vehicles at various Georgian banks and microfinance organizations.it was also established that as a result of financial machinations several finance organizations have been caused a substantial damage.
During the personal search of the detainees and searching activities held in their apartments law enforcers seized fake documentation and pawn agreements as well as three illegally appropriated vehicles. All of the detainees have pleaded guilty.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of swindle committed by the group and illegal production and using of the fake documents, article 180, Ii part, sub-paragraph A and article 362, I part of the Criminal Code, which envisages from 4 to 7 years of imprisonment.
