Criminal Group Activities Uncovered; Arrests Made

The officers of the National Police's Criminal Investigation Department and the Lori Regional Directorate have jointly carried out extensive operational-search activities, which resulted in revealing that a group of individuals had formed a criminal organization and obtained illegal weapons and ammunition to prepare for murders, commit robberies, and carry out residential burglaries.

By intervening in various inter-personal and financial disputes, they resorted to individuals with a so-called high status in the criminal hierarchy and participated in gatherings and actions of groups carrying criminal subculture.

A criminal case has been initiated. Members of the criminal group have been charged with preparation for murder, attempted murder, participation in a criminal group with a subculture, illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, hooliganism, robbery, theft, destruction or damage of property, and drug trafficking.

As a result of the operational-search measures undertaken, the members of the criminal group were identified and arrested. Large-scale searches conducted together with the investigators of the Lori Regional Investigation Department led to the discovery of illegal weapons, ammunition, and drugs at their residences.

A public criminal prosecution has been instituted against 10 members of the criminal group. An investigation is underway.