June 20th, 2013

Head of Georgian organized crime ring arrested in Hungary

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The head of the Georgian organised crime ring known as the Kutaisi clan has been arrested in Hungary, the national police ORFK said on its website on Wednesday.

The arrest of the leader of the ring, one of the most significant groups of Russian-speaking organised crime, was made in a Europol-supported operation that was carried out in several other countries and led to the arrest of 18 other members of the clan, ORFK said.

This is the first time in Europe that such a high number of Russian-speaking organised crime suspects have been arrested simultaneously. The arrest of the Kutaisi leader in Hungary is specifically a significant blow to Russian-speaking organised criminals, ORFK said, adding that the entire leadership of the clan was also arrested.

The joint European operation focused primarily on Bari in Italy, where seven suspects were arrested.

In the raid several guns, an excessive amount of drugs and over 100,000 euros were seized, ORFK said.

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  • MagyarViking

    Do not worry, he will be allowed to return to Georgia

    I do not think the Georgians would like the description of them as a Russian-speaking lot, though

  • Counterpoint

    No worries, there are lots of wannabe crime bosses waiting to replace the ones who get arrested. Crime pays, and prohibition creates the perfect environment for crime, corruption and violence.
    Portugal has decriminalized drugs, and it turned out to be a great success.
    Even some states in the fascist dictatorship of the US are experimenting with legalization. After all, it’s really not the government’s business to micromanage the lives of its freedom-loving citizens. The “War on Drugs” just like the “War on Terror” have been costly failures, but the government just loves to use them as an excuse to invade your freedom and privacy. Not to mention that the drug business provides an excellent funding for clandestine CIA operations.
    Prohibitions sucks, but criminal gangs and criminal governments benefit from it, so it will stay, with the support of the mentally challenged masses.

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