Police Arrest 45 Over Links with ‘Thieves’ World’

2026-02-03 - 10:08

Georgian police arrested 45 people accused of links to the so-called “thieves’ world” in a large-scale nationwide operation targeting the criminal underworld network, Tbilisi Police Chief Vazha Siradze said at a briefing on February 3. According to Siradze, charges will also be brought against 15 additional individuals, some of whom are already serving prison sentences, while others will be charged in absentia. Among them are three so-called “thieves-in-law,” a term used in