The officers of Old Tbilisi police division under Tbilisi Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of immediate operative-search and investigative activities, detained previously convicted for armed robbery - A.R. (DoB 1983) in Tbilisi. The detainee is accused of illegal purchase, keeping and carrying of firearm.

Committed crime envisages from 3 to 7 years of imprisonment.

Investigation established that on November 6 of the current year, detainee made several shots from his vehicle while moving through the tunnel located near the Business Center on Maro Makashvili ascend in Sololaki, Tbilisi.

Law enforcers detained A.R. several hours later after the crime took place. Police seized supposedly the signal pistol with two magazines as evidence. Police has also seized 6 bullets from the place of crime. Detainee has already pleaded guilty.

Investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal purchase, keeping and carrying of firearm, article 236 III and IV parts of the Criminal Code of Georgia.