As a result of operative-search measures and investigative actions conducted at different times, the employees of the cybercrime division under the Main Division for the fight against trafficking of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detained 4 people in Tbilisi for illegal migration.

N.M. (DoB 2000), and S.C. (DoB 1997) are accused of conspiracy to commit fraud in group, which caused a large amount of material damage.

As for the sisters arrested on the basis of the judge"s decision - I.S. (DoB 1980) and TS. (DoB 1990) - they are accused of creating and organizing conditions for illegal stay of two or more persons in a foreign country.

The committed crime envisions from 4 to 9 years of imprisonment.

The investigation carried out by the Cybercrime Division determined that the defendants - N.M. and S.C. through various groups created by them in the social network “Facebook” offered interested persons to be illegally transported through Mexico to the territory of the United States, through the production of false documents, in exchange for payment in advance. Persons wishing to illegally cross United States border used to pay certain amounts of cash in advance, as a fee, to the accounts opened in various commercial banks operating in Georgia. After the defendants took possession of the funds fraudulently, they stopped communicating with the victims.

The investigation established that the material damage caused by the criminal activities of the detainees, as of today, amounts to 69080 USD, 4830 EUR and 6290 GEL.

Police, during the search of the residential apartments of the defendants, police seized computer equipment, mobile phones and bank cards as evidence. Based on the judge"s ruling, the real estate, cars and bank accounts of the detainees were seized.

As for the sisters arrested by the Main Division for the Fight against Trafficking and Illegal Migration Division, the investigation revealed that the defendants, in exchange for certain compensation, prepared fake transit visas for Georgian citizens, as if they were traveling to Dublin International Airport for transit purposes, and after landing at the airport, Georgian citizens entered the state border of Ireland.

The investigation is being conducted under Article 180, Part II, Sub-paragraph “A” and Part III, Sub-paragraph “B” of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which refers to the fraud committed by the group with prior agreement, which caused a large amount of material damage, as well as under Article 344(2), which implies creating and organizing conditions for illegal stay of two or more persons in a foreign country.