The officers of the Main Division for the Fight against Organized Crime under the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operative and investigative activities detained O.R. (DoB 1973) for illegal purchase-keeping and transporting of firearms.
The committed crime envisages from 6 to 9 years of imprisonment.
Law enforcers detained O.R. on Tbilisi-Senaki-Leselidze Highway while transporting illegal firearms by vehicle. During the search activities held in detainee’s vehicle police officers seized 2 automatic weapons with three cartridges and up to 1000 magazines as evidence.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal purchase-keeping and transporting of firearms, article 236, III and V parts envisaged by the Criminal Code of Georgia.