The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia identified persons as suspects in organizing, carrying out and participating in the series of explosions that took place on the territory of Georgia in September-November 2010. In the result of the investigation, on 4 December 2010, the following persons were detained:

1. Gogita Arkania (born in 1979) - main perpetrator, former military officer;
2. Joni Abuladze (born in 1982) - accomplice, stored and transported explosive materials;
3. Mariam Nikolava (born in 1977) - accomplice, stored and transported explosive materials;
4. Gocha Khurtsilava (born in 1985) - accomplice, driver;
5. Goderdzi Arkania (born in 1978) - accomplice;
6. Lela Khurtsilava (born in 1983) - accomplice.

In addition, the following suspects, currently hiding in Russian occupied Gali district, are wanted by the police:

1. Merab Kolbaia, nicknamed "Kochoia" (born in 1979) - organizer and perpetrator;
2. Mukhran Tskhadaia (born in 1962) - organizer and perpetrator (wanted by the police since 2003 for kidnapping a person).

The investigation found out that detained Gogita Arkania and fugitive Merab Kolbaia committed the following crimes:

1. 28 November, 2010 - explosion on Javakhishvili St. no. 88 in Tbilisi, near the Labour Party headquarters, in the result of which local resident Nino Gordeziani was killed;
2. 28 November, 2010 - explosion near a supermarket on Noneshvili St. no. 13 in Mukhiani district of Tbilisi;
3. 22 September, 2010 - explosion near US Embassy in Tbilisi;
4. 21 October, 2010 - two explosions near Tbilisi Central Railway Station;
5. 2 October, 2010 - failed attempt of explosion near the railway bridge in village Tchaladidi of Khobi district, Samegrelo region.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs searched the house of Joni Abuladze, accomplice of Arkania and Kolbaia, and found 13 explosive devices, including 9 cans filled with hexogen, out of which 4 had nails inside and 1 contained bullets as well. In total, 10 kilograms of hexogen were discovered