Criminal in Caucasus

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Covid-infected taxi drivers fined in Tbilisi

Covid-infected taxi drivers fined in Tbilisi

Georgian police have fined two Covid-infected taxi drivers for violating self-isolation rules in Tbilisi. The Georgian Interior Ministry reported that a taxi driver, identified only as G.P. was fined while driving on a car at …

Two law enforcement officers killed in shooting in Grozny

Two law enforcement officers killed in shooting in Grozny

Two law enforcement officers were killed in a shooting in Grozny, the capital of Russia’s Chechen Republic, the attacker was eliminated, a source in the law enforcement said. "According to preliminary information, as a result …

Unidentified persons attack traffic police post in Chechnya

Unidentified persons attack traffic police post in Chechnya

Two unidentified individuals have attacked a traffic police post in Chechnya’s Kurchaloy District. They were killed by reprisal fire, a law enforcement source said. "Two civilians attacked a traffic police post in …

Pashinyan decapitates opposition

Pashinyan decapitates opposition

Ten opposition leaders were detained within the framework of the criminal case initiated by Armenia's Special Investigation Service in connection with the organization and holding of rallies by high-ranking officials, as well as other …

Six convicts escape from penitentiary in Dagestan

Six convicts escape from penitentiary in Dagestan

Six convicts have escaped from a penal colony in the Dagestani Shamkhal settlement, a source in the republic’s security forces said. "The law enforcement is undertaking measures to intercept six convicts who escaped on …

Five members of armed group detained in Makhachkala

Five members of armed group detained in Makhachkala

Five members of an illegal armed group, which plotted attacks on policemen, have been detained in Makhachkala, a spokesman for the Federal Security Service’s department for the Republic of Dagestan said on Sunday. "On …

Georgian police arrest Zurab Zhvania's son

Georgian police arrest Zurab Zhvania's son

Georgian police have arrested the son of former Prime Minister Zurab Zhvania for alleged assault on the grandson of entrepreneur Gogi Topadze in Tbilisi. Busa Zhvania was arrested after an incident in the home of the family of …

Giorgi Rurua sentenced to 4 years in prison

Giorgi Rurua sentenced to 4 years in prison

The co-founder of the opposition-minded TV channel Mtavari Arkhi Giorgi Rurua was found guilty for the illegal possession and carrying of firearms and has been sentenced to four years in prison by Tbilisi City Court today. Rurua, …

Zvartnots Airport receives bomb threat

Zvartnots Airport receives bomb threat

An anonymous call was received last night informing that a bomb had been planted at Armenia's Zvartnots International Airport. A large number of rescuers, police and National Security Service officers, paramedics, as well as …

Bulgarian cybercriminals caught in Baku

Bulgarian cybercriminals caught in Baku

Officers of the Main Organized Crime Department under the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs have carried out a special operation against members of the international network of cybercriminals, according to the press service of the …

Murder in Yerevan, suspect is victim’s son-in-law

Murder in Yerevan, suspect is victim’s son-in-law

A murder with the use of firearm was committed in Yerevan this morning. At about 5:20am local time, police and 911 emergency hotline received reports that a man's dead body was found near the apartment entrance of a building, …

Vano Merabishvili leaves prison

Vano Merabishvili leaves prison

Georgia's former Interior and Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili left prison today after serving almost seven years, stating that he is returning to politics and ‘guarantees’ the end of the current Georgian Dream …

Arrest made in jewelry store robbery in Tbilisi

Arrest made in jewelry store robbery in Tbilisi

One individual has been detained and three others identified for robbing the Redberry jewelry shop in Tbilisi, according to the Georgian Interior Ministry. The detainee has only been identified as Z.S., 36, who has a previous …