Hackers attacked Dagestan over 2,000 times during last year
The authorities noted that hackers are constantly changing tactics
Crime in Caucasus
Georgia proposes to remove marijuana from criminal code
According to the deputy of the New Political Center - Girchi party, Iago Khvichia, the parliamentary faction of the party had prepared a bill to remove any criminal penalties for marijuana circulation so that citizens would only bear …
Dagestani resident convicted for extremism incitement
The Buinaksk District Court sentenced a resident of the village of Verkhneye Kazanishche to two years conditionally for extremism incitement, the press service of the FSB republican department reports. The man was sharing videos …
Two Azerbaijani border guards shot dead on border with Iran
The shootout took place today on the border of Azerbaijan and Iran near the village of Gendere, Yardimli region. The relevant message was published by the State Border Service of the Azerbaijan …
Ruslan Tsechoev receives five years in prison for 2 bln rubles
According to the Investigative Committee for Ingushetia, an Ingush court sentenced former head of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic, Ruslan Tsechoev to five years in prison for misuse of 2 bln rubles. In December 2014, he sent …
Karabakh occupants continue to kill each other
According to the headquarters of the Armenian armed forces occupying the territory of Azerbaijan, today, in the morning, a 20-year-old Armenian soldier Arman Levonyan was killed in one of the military units. It is known that Levonyan …
Nine terrorists eliminated in Derbent
In Dagestan, during the counter-terrorist operation, the law enforcement officers neutralized nine militants, the information center of the National Antiterrorism Committee reported. According to the ministry, the terrorists planned to …
Wanted ex-mayor of Vladikavkaz charged with fraud
The law enforcement agencies of North Ossetia and republic's FSB established two more cases of illegal activity of the former head of the administration of Vladikavkaz, Sergei Dzantiev, the press service of the regional Interior Ministry …
Coffee thief caught in Vladikavkaz
A resident of Vladikavkaz, who was robbing coffee vending machines, was detained by the local police officers. The investigators believe that he was abducting money from the vending machines located in various parts of the city, the …
Yerevan Municipality official receives suspended sentence
Head of the 4th territorial division of the Urban Development and Land Control Department of the Yerevan Municipality, Aramayis Avetisyan, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison, News …
Body of Russian soldier found in Gyumri
A corpse of a Russian serviceman was found today in Armenian city Gyumri. According to eyewitnesses, the man died as a result of a stab wound, received in a brawl, RIA Novosti reports, adding that now the local law enforcement agencies …
Georgian Interior Ministry publishes statistics on crimes
According to the materials published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 35 thousand 997 crimes were committed in Georgia in 2016, which is 2% more than the same data for 2015. According to the statistics, 57.4% of …
5 kg of Iranian opium confiscated in Azerbaijani city of Bilasuvar
In Azerbaijan, an Iranian citizen, who was involved in the illegal drug trafficking, was detained. As a result of the operational measures taken by the Bilasuvar law enforcement officers, 5 kilograms and 75 grams of opium were …
Six participants of Batumi riots to face court in Georgia
Six of the seven people detained earlier during the riots in Batumi will be imprisoned in Batumi. The relevant decision was taken by the Batumi City Court, specifying that another detainee will be released on bail in the amount of 3 thousand lari …
Secretary of Georgian Patriarchate resigns
The Secretary of the Patriarchate of Georgia, Mikheil Botkoveli, resigned, the local media inform. Recall that today Botkoveli said that the head of the personal guard of the Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II, Soso Okhanashvili, does not …
Prisoner escaped from hospital caught in Yerevan
The prisoner of the penal institution ‘Nubarashen’, who had escaped the previous night from the Yerevan Medical Center ‘Armenia’, where he had been taken to the surgery, was arrested in hot pursuit, the Armenian police …
Illegal import of pregabalin prevented in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani customs officers prevented the illegal importation of large quantities of drugs. According to the press service of the State Customs Committee, the suspicious items were found in the hand …
35 kg of silver detained on Upper Lars
The Russian customs officers have prevented a smuggler, who was traveling from Dagestan to Georgia, to smuggle secretly 35 kg of silver through the checkpoint Upper Lars. According to Ossetia Times, the …
Underground casino closes in Tbilisi
The police has stopped has closed an illegal gambling club in Tbilisi, the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia reported. The institution is located at Tabukashvili str, 6. …
