The officers of the Main Division for Combating Organized Crime under the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the General Prosecutor’s Office, as a result of jointly held operative and investigative activities, detained D.S. (DoB 1987) on the basis of the relevant court decision on the charges of creating appropriate conditions of Georgian citizens for illegal stay abroad.

The committed crime envisages from 3 to 6 years of imprisonment.

The investigation established that the accused person was linked to Georgian citizens who planned to travel and stay in the United States and Canada illegally. D.S provided the mentioned citizens with relevant documentation in exchange for certain amount of cash.

Within the frames of the ongoing investigation, the law enforcers conducted audio-video recording of illegal activities perpetrated by D.S and wiretapped his phone conversations following the court’s decision.

The investigation established that the accused person promised to assist one of the citizens of Georgia to travel to the United States illegally in exchange for 16,000 USD and received 4,000 GEL in advance.

During the search activities held in detainee’s residential house, police officers seized 76 passports belonging to Georgian citizens, 3 bank plastic cards, 2 memory cards, computer equipment, 2 mobile phones, allegedly "marijuana", special devise used for manufacturing necessary documentation and documents as evidence.

Investigation is underway into the fact of creating appropriate conditions for illegal stay of Georgian citizens in foreign country with prior knowledge under Article 3442 Part II, Sub-paragraph “C” of the Criminal Code of Georgia.