Employees of the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs carried out police operations that resulted in the detention of five people on charges of drug-related crimes. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

The Georgian Prosecutor’s Office has uncovered another large-scale crime related to fraudulent call centers and has launched criminal proceedings against 10 individuals on charges of fraud and money laundering committed by an organized group, officials said at a briefing.

Officers of the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, following operational and investigative measures, detained a citizen of the Russian Federation for the possession and sale of alcohol without an excise stamp.

Officers from the Main Directorate for Juvenile Affairs of the Tbilisi Police Department of the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs detained a Jordanian citizen, S.A., born in 1980, on charges of domestic violence and committing lewd acts against a family member.

Nika Gvaramia, the leader of the “Coalition for Change,” has left Penitentiary Facility No. 12 in Rustavi.

President of Georgia Mikheil Kavelashvili pardoned 59 people in connection with the Ninooba holiday.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia has announced that a plea agreement has been concluded with the accused former prime minister, Irakli Garibashvili. According to the statement, he has been sentenced to five years of imprisonment. From the courtroom of the Tbilisi City Court, he was transferred to a penitentiary facility.

Georgia’s State Security Service (SSS) has announced the detention of Bacho Akhalaia, a former senior security official in the government of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili. The detention is linked to the October 4 rally, during which the opposition planned a “peaceful overthrow of power.” The SSS claims that the organizers of the rally repeatedly contacted Akhalaia online before announcing a plan to “seize” the presidential palace.

Officers of the Adjara Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained, hot on the trail, a citizen of Turkey, A.T., born in 1980, on charges of attempted premeditated murder. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Employees of the Central Criminal Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Customs Department of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance detained a citizen of the Republic of Turkey, U.O., born in 1993, on charges of illegal acquisition, possession, and import of narcotic drugs into Georgia in a particularly large quantity.

One of the leaders of the “Strong Georgia – Lelo” coalition, Aleko Elisashvili, has been issued a preventive measure in the form of pre-trial detention.

Officers of the Batumi City Division of the Adjara Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia detained two citizens of the Republic of Turkey — A. Ch., born in 1998, and E. S., born in 1988. They are accused of illegal group acquisition and possession of an especially large amount of psychotropic substances.

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been discharged from a clinic in Tbilisi, where he had been since 2022, and sent back to “Correctional Facility No. 12” (Rustavi Prison), where he will continue serving his sentence under general conditions. This was announced on Wednesday, November 12, by Georgia’s Special Penitentiary Service on Facebook.

Officers of the Kareli District Division of the Shida Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, based on operational information and as a result of investigative and operational activities, detained N.K., born in 1991, on charges of illegal acquisition and possession of a particularly large quantity of narcotic substances, as well as assisting in their illegal distribution. The information was released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

“For these 300 days we’ve been observing that, in most cases, the number of people has been insufficient to justify blocking a road — yet the road was still being blocked,” said Georgian Public Defender Levan Ioseliani in an interview with one of the media outlets.

Through close coordination between the Migration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia and other relevant divisions of the ministry, 107 foreign citizens were expelled from the country last month, the Interior Ministry reported.

Officers of the Rustavi City Division of the Kvemo Kartli Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, as a result of operational measures and investigative actions, detained T.Sh., born in 1984, previously convicted and currently under a suspended sentence, on charges of illegal acquisition, possession, and facilitation of the distribution of a narcotic substance in especially large quantities.

Officers of the Samegrelo–Zemo Svaneti Police Department and the Special Tasks Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, as a result of operational measures and investigative actions, detained in the Samegrelo region G.Z., born in 1984, who had previously been repeatedly convicted of especially serious crimes.

Employees of the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia seized an unprecedented amount — 75,137 bottles of alcoholic beverages and 318,000 packs of unmarked cigarettes. Seven individuals involved in the crime have been arrested. This was reported by the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia.

Olympic champion Zurab Zviadauri has been detained in Georgia. The information was confirmed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia to newshub.ge.

Officers of the Kakheti Police Department and the Central Criminal Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, as a result of joint operational measures and investigative actions, detained 5 individuals on charges of illegal sowing, cultivation, and production on an especially large scale of a plant containing a narcotic substance, complicity in this crime, as well as unlawful acquisition, possession, and facilitation of distribution of a narcotic substance. This was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia.

Officers of the Mtskheta-Mtianeti Police Department of Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result of operational measures and investigative actions, detained two citizens of Ukraine — I.P., born in 1964, and B.V., born in 2004. They are accused of the illegal acquisition, possession, and facilitation of the distribution of an especially large quantity of narcotic drugs by a group acting in prior agreement, the Georgian Interior Ministry reported.

As part of an investigation conducted by the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, the accounts of several non-governmental organizations have been frozen.

A road traffic accident occurred in Borjomi, resulting in the death of two people and injuries to three others.

Tedo Abramov, accused of acquiring and possessing narcotic substances in an especially large quantity, was acquitted by Tbilisi City Court Judge Tamar Mchedlishvili and released directly from the courtroom.