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Georgian police say Emin Aliyev, charged in absentia over the June killing of Fatima Karimova, was detained at Batumi International Airport after coordination with Turkish and Azerbaijani counterparts.
A 30-year-old man received an indefinite prison term after Batumi City Court convicted him of raping a minor girl and committing lewd acts against children.
A Tbilisi surrogacy agency's founders received 10-year prison terms after prosecutors said they embezzled more than 2 million GEL from clients, many from China.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry has opened up to 60 court cases for online hate speech since launching a dedicated unit on 1 June, with seven cases already reaching final decisions.
Tbilisi City Court sentenced currency exchange office owner Kakha Kotorashvili to 11 years in prison after convicting him of laundering nearly $700 million through a network that prosecutors said used licensed exchange operations and cross-border cash smuggling.
Georgian prosecutors said two foreign nationals were arrested in Adjara in a joint operation with U.S. and Polish authorities targeting a group that allegedly laundered several hundred million dollars in cryptocurrency since 2022.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry reported 119 drug-related arrests including 49 suspected dealers, with large seizures of narcotics, cash, packaging materials and firearms after searches across the country.
Georgian authorities, working with the FBI and US State Department, detained an internationally wanted person at Tbilisi airport on charges including conspiracy and money laundering.
Georgian police seized 148 cryptocurrency mining devices in Mestia municipality, in what officials describe as the first raid on illegal mining operations in the area.
The State Security Service detained two Georgian citizens on espionage allegations in one day, including NGO figures named in official statements as suspected of passing intelligence to foreign services.
Cybercrime cases in Georgia rose from 139 in 2020 to 246 in 2025; courts confiscated more than 3.78 million GEL from convicted cybercriminals last year.
Georgia's National Food Agency found more than 5 tons of expired fish at Royal Fish Batumi during an inspection; the firm was unregistered and fined.
Authorities detained three citizens in the Pankisi Gorge on charges of joining the Islamic State and supporting terrorist activity.
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