Police detained 4 individuals for fraudulently overcharging tourists for service and products at a restaurant in Tbilisi.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the investigation had established the manager of a mentioned restaurant had developed a fraudulent scheme together with an employee, in which female promotional agents contacted male foreign visitors in the country via an application.

The scheme involved the visitors inviting the agents to the restaurant, before they were illegally overcharged on their orders.

The agency also said threats and psychological coercion were used against the victims if they refused to pay the overcharged prices.

The crime is punishable by 7 to 10 years of imprisonment.