Imereti Regional Branch of the Ministry of Interior has arrested ten people suspected of being members of criminal network. According to the investigation, Shota Chavchanidze, Teimuraz Gordadze, Kakha Kenchoshvili, Kakha Vacharadze, Koba Kurasbediani, Koba Kakauridze, Murman Tsivtsivadze, Zurab Tsivtsivadze, Dimitri Bughashvili and Giorgi Chankseliani, threatened one businessman with murder unless they received share from his business activities. They had contacts with a `thief-in-law` operating in Russia, Noe Tsulaia and a convict, who serves his sentence at the Ksani colony, Revaz Chakvetadze, nicknamed Kochoia, who gave instructions to the suspects.
Police found pistol guns and machine guns during the search of the suspects` houses.