Thirty-four individuals linked to the “criminal underworld” have been detained in Georgia, APA’s local bureau reports, citing the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs.
According to the ministry, one of the detainees was Mirza Aliyev, born in 1973, a resident of Gabal village in the Lagodekhi district. During the operation conducted to arrest Aliyev under a court order, he opened intensive fire on special unit officers, injuring one of them severely in the chest.
Aliyev was neutralized on the spot by return fire.
The investigation determined that the suspects were involved in resolving disputes within the “criminal underworld,” demanding fines from those who violated “rules,” and threatening them with death. It was also revealed that a criminal authority named Elmuraz Mammadov actively participated in the group’s illegal activities.
During searches of the detainees and their residences, computer equipment and mobile phones used to communicate with “thieves-in-law” abroad, narcotics, firearms, and large sums of cash were seized as material evidence.
Crimes committed by individuals associated with the “criminal underworld” are punishable by up to 15 years of imprisonment.
