As a result of operational measures and investigative activities carried out in Tbilisi, Batumi and Mtskheta-Mtianeti region, the employees of the Main Investigative Division of Tbilisi Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs arrested 4 people based on the Court Decision.

The following persons have been detained for large-scale fraud committed by an organized group – (A.T. 2005) and foreign citizens - G.M. (DoB 1988), R.D. (DoB 2002) and I.K. (DoB 1997).

The committed crime envisions up to up to 10 years of imprisonment.

The investigation established that throughout the current year, for several months, on behalf of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other law enforcement agencies, citizens were contacted in Tbilisi, and convinced that a traffic accident occurred due to the fault of their family member, and to solve the problem, it was necessary to pay a certain amount of money in the form of a bribe.

In case of receiving consent from the citizens, they went to the place, introduced themselves with a different name and surname, took money and transferred it to the cryptocurrency wallet.

As a result of the criminal actions committed by the defendants, 61 citizens were affected. The amount of the financial damage as a result of a fraud amounted to half a million GEL.

The investigation is being conducted under Article 180, Part III, Sub-paragraph “B” and Part IV, Sub-paragraph “A” of the Criminal Code of Georgia.