YesterdayMytischiCity Court announced sentence to 51 year-old former “thief-in-law” Vladimir Kokhreidze, known as Butkhuz. He was accused of illegal drug keeping and false document usage. The prosecutor tried to get to the sentence of 1 year imprisonment for Kokhreidze meanwhile the defender insisted on his defendant being guiltless and demanded relief during the procedure. As a result, the judge agreed with the accusation and sentenced Kokhreidze to one-year imprisonment. Butkhuz is not going to appeal the case, as his relatives reported to the Prime Crime News Agency. Counting the period that Kokhreidze has already spent in prison during investigating and trial procedures, he has got a little more than 5 months left in prison.
Vladimir Kokhreidze was detained last year, on September 25, during joint operation of Intelligence Bureau of State Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federaion in Central Federal Region and State Department of Internal Affairs of the Moscow region, as the Prime Crime News Agency reported earlier. During personal search of Kokhreidze, 0.81 g of heroin was found and confiscated as well as passport of the Russian Federation citizen issued in 2008 by the Staropromyslovskiy Department of Internal Affairs of Chechnya Republic. After the check by Federal Migration Service the mentioned passport was considered to be illegally issued and confiscated. Criminal case was initiated against Kokhreidze under two clauses of the Russian Federation Criminal Code.
Besides, it was stated that Vladimir Kokhreidze has been wanted by the Khashursky Regional Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia since 2004 for illegal drug storage. As it may happen, after relief from prison Butkhuz will be deported to Georgia as he does not have any legal authority to stay in the territory of the Russian Federation.
Moscow, Sunday: 45 year-old “thief-in-law” Vladimir Zhurakovskiy, more known as Vova Pukhliy (“Vova Plumpy”) was detained duing joint operation of Moscow Criminal Search Department and Department of Criminal Search of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. The criminal general was caught not far from the “Dolls” night club in Krasnaya Presnya. During personal search of Zhurakovskiy 5.5 g of heroin was found.
Having been several times in prison, Zhurakovskiy previously held position of criminal watcher in the region of Caucasian Mineral Waters, as the Prime Crime News Agency reports. Right after conditional early relief in 2000 Pukhliy got a position of watcher in the city of Pyatigorsk, and next year in June he was crowned as “thief-in-law” upon recommendation of Ded Khasan. As they say, organizing of murder of one of Usoyan’s criminal enemies appeared to be a “pass” toward the criminal circle for Pukhliy.
In his patrimonial region Zhurakovskiy kept under control drug business, alcohol traffic from neighboring Northern-Caucasian republics and cargo transit in the territory of the Stavropolskiy Kray. In 2005 Pukhliy’s intensive activity was not to liking of influential mafia bosses. Zhurakovskiy did not show up at the criminal meeting which was called by Shakro Molodoy (Shakro the “Young”). As a result Zhurakovskiy was deprived of his status in his absence. Several months later Pukhliy moved to Moscow for permanent residence and, as they say, he settled down this matter and managed to get back his title.
On April 4 Policemen of Southern Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Almata region managed to detain 44-year-old Kazakhstan “thief-in-law” Serik Dzhamanaev, known in criminal world as “Golova” (Russian for “Head”) during operational search actions. The criminal “authority” was detained when he was hunting badgers, 15 km away from his native village Fabrichniy. Serik and his bodyguard tried to fight back to the officers of special “Arlan” group but as a result failed.
During personal search the officers found and confiscated 1.75 g of heroin. By the way Serik’s fellow countrymen strongly refused to help the policemen and participate as attesting witnesses. As a result the mafia boss was finally sent to the temporary detention facility, the police initiated criminal procedure.
Serik Dzhamanaev is suspected to be a participant in kidnapping of Oralgaysha Omarshanova, journalist of “Zakon and Pravosudie” newspaper (in Russian means “Law and Justice”), who was an authorized agent of Golova, as the Chairman of Criminal Police Committee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan says. That was right after the kidnap in 2007 when Dzhamanaev disappeared from police’s field of vision.
Serik Dzhamanaev, after already several times in prison, was crowned as “thief-in-law” on May 26, 1996 in the city of Sochi as the Prime Crime News Agency reports. At the mafia bosses’ meeting the prospect boss was represented by notorious criminal authority Alexander Klauzer, known as Nemets (that means “German” in Russian). As it is said, later in July the Caucasian bosses did not accept crowning of Golova as if it had been performed with breaching of mafia traditions.
Notwithstanding this fact in police archives Golova is known not only as a crowned “thief-in-law” but also as the leader of criminal group “Bashka” (Russian colloquial word for “Head”) which was mostly involved in racketeering. In his native region Serik Dzhamanaev is considered to be one of the most influential criminal authorities with broad criminal connections in Kazakhstan as well as abroad.
Yesterday in the South-West of Moscow, policemen of the Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow detained 48-year-old Georgian “thief-in-law” Teymuraz Jalagonia, more famous among criminals as Timur or Chinchkhlia. The ”thief-in-law” was arrested when he attempted to steal a bottle of elite wine in the “Perekrestok” supermarket in Golubinskaya street. A criminal proceeding was initiated in respect of Jalagonia in compliance with part 1 art. 158 of the RF Criminal Code.
As per the data ofPrime Crime News Agency, Teymuraz Jalagonia, a repeated offender born in Batumi, is an active supporter of Tariel Oniani in his conflict with the crime clan of Lasha Shushanashvili. Timur has something to pay the Tbilisi “thieves-in-law” back. In 1990, upon arrival in one of the convict colony of Georgia, the “thief-in-law” criminal status of Jalagonia was not acknowledged by Paata Chlaidze, another “thief-in-law” who was there. Since that time, Timur has been pursued by the reputation related with his doubtful “thief-in-law” status.
Jalagonia is well-known to the police special agents of Moscow too. In September 1999, the agents of CRUBOP (Central Regional Department of Organized Crime Control) arrested him with a dose of heroin. Till last summer, Chinchkhlia was rather “quiet” before he appeared at the “thieves-in-law meeting” on the KlyazmaRiver.
Among the participants of the “meeting” only Jalagonia attracted attention by his inadequate behavior. They say that before the assault of the vessel (where the “meeting” took place) Timur was under the influence of drugs and when he heard the signal of police siren he drank cognac to conceal his drug intoxication by the alcoholic one. When the Special Forces appeared, he could neither walk independently nor stand. Stripping in front of the camera to his underwear, he affirmed his status and demonstrated his “thief stars” on the shoulders and knees. That time he was chancy and his arrest did not cause him any unpleasant consequences.
In a month and a half, Chinchkhlia appeared again among the supporters of Tariel Oniani, but in a closer circle. In the bathhouse of the “Bacara” casino, he was arrested with Tariel himself and the thieves Tamaz and Chika. This time Jalagonia was sober and behaved with dignity and the degree of personal authority of his companions made the special agents look at him closer.
On April 7 Mafia boss Armen Kazaryan, 44, known as Pzo in criminal spheres, was detained in Erevan, upon arrival from the USA.
Former prisoner Armen Kazaryan, born in Erevan, was crowned in 1991 in Rostov-na-Donu in the presence of such mafia bosses as Kirpich (Russian for “Brick”) and Artyusha, as the Prime Crime NewsAgency reports. Upon current data, Pzo is considered to be the leader of organized criminal group which is involved in illegal guns, gems and rare-earth metals sale as well as drug business, kidnapping and racketeering.
Two Armenian “thieves-in-law” Abo and Leva were killed on the federal road Rostov-Moscow in December 1993. Armen Kazaryan was a suspect in this case however he managed to escape any punishment as well as in the case of detain in Moscow, same year, when he was a suspect in a group assault related to robbery. In 1995 Pzo himself appeared to be just one millimeter from death when criminal authority Ishkhan Sarkisyan (who had taken part in crowning of Kazaryan) was shot from sniper rifle.
In the beginning of 1998 Armen Kazaryan moved to the USA trying to escape revenge of deceived Dagestan Organized Criminal Groups’ leaders. Pzo received permit for residence in the USA without any problems and bought some property in Los Angeles. In autumn 1999 Armen Kazaryan came back to his country after some conflict in a casino. Once appeared in Erevan he and his friend Armen Manukyan, also “thief-in-law”, known as Seva, were immediately detained as suspects for illegal gun keeping. Though the case was stopped in a week due to insufficient evidence.
But this time Armenian Police are strongly determined to bring Kazaryan to court notwithstanding broad corruption relations of the latter. However, Armenian mass media, already foretasting approaching end of the conflict, has mentioned Kazaryan’s friendship with brother of Armenian President, Sashik Sargsyan, who had also settled in the USA.
On the night from 3 to 4 April in the city of Uglich of the Yaroslavl Region the Operational Investigation Department of the Russian Chief Police Department for the Central Federal District detained a 44-year old Georgian “thief-in-law” Tengiz Luarsabishvili known in the criminal world as Tengo Rustavskiy. The criminal general was arrested in “Stary Gorod” restaurant at Yarosvskaya street. 8 polyethylene bags with heroin exceeding 25 g was found during personal search. A criminal case was started under the fact of drug finding against Luarsabishvili under part 2 of Article 228 of the RF Criminal Code. Measure of restraint is being decided now.
According to Prime Crime News Agency Tengiz Luarsabishvili born in Georgian city Rustavi was “enthroned” in Tbilisi in 1986. In Moscow Tengo was twice brought to trial for illegal drug storage both due to the efforts of the Operational Investigation Department of the Russian Chief Police Department for the Central Federal District. The first time he was detained in Arbat in August 2000 along with another “thief-in-law” Elgudzha Kavelashvili. 3 g of heroin was found with both “thieves-in-law”. The court decided to sentence Tengo to 6 months of prison. The next meeting of the “shabolovskiy” with Luarsabishvili was in October 2003 when 1.8 g of hashish was found with him.
Half a year before that arrest Tengo came to Georgia to the burial of his “thief-in-law” friend Georgiy Dzhanezashvili nicknamed Amberkich who was shot dead in St. Petersburg. Luarsabishvili was accompanied by little known claimant to “thief-in-law title” Vasiliy Stanchu. In Tbilisi Vasia Moldovan was introduced for the first time to Lasha Shushanashvili however, he did not approve the claimant which somewhat hurt the pride of Luarsabishvili. Only in November last year Stanchu became “thief-in-law” with the help of Lasha along with ten other most loyal thieves.
Since then Tengo avoided the crime register. The last time Luarsabishvili was seen in January this year when Tengo was the chief administrator at the burial of another Rustavi “thief-in-law” Rauli Kiria who died of hepatic cirrhosis inpre-trial detention center in the city of Voronezh.
Tengiz Luarsabishvili spent only a few months in prison for over 20 years of “thief” career. He never before faced a more severe punishment than now. If Tengo is found guilty he may serve from 3 to 7 years in prison.
During the prevention activities by the Police Criminal Investigation Department of the Tula Region jointly with their colleagues from the Russian Chief Police Department for the Central Federal District identified the location and detained a 47-year old Azerbaijani “thief-in-law” Arif Mekhtiev nicknamed in the criminal world as Arif Sumgaitskiy some days ago.
The investigation revealed that Mekhtiev illegally obtained Russian passport using faked documents. As the investigation identified from 1990 to 1998 Arif served a sentence in Azarbaijan and has the citizenship and passport of this republic.
The Shekinskiy city court decided to fine Mekhtiev for 3000 rubles and deport outside Russia for administrative law violation envisaged by part 1 of Article 18.8 of the RF Administrative Code (violation of registration rules). Illegally obtained Russian passport was withdrawn from the “thief-in-law”.
According to Prime Crime News Agency Arif Sumgaitskiy along with another “thief-in-law” Mamed, Gadja, Yusif and Dadash who were detained in late March in Moscow belongs to the top of Azerbaijani criminal world. At court Mekhtiev admitted his criminal activities: "I’m a pickpocket by profession, and as such I’m “thief-in-law”.
We’ remind that in early March another “thief-in-law”, a 36-year old Ramaz Tsikoridze was deported by decision of the Tula city court, because he also had no legal foundation to stay in Russia.
Yesterday in the city of Electrougli of the Noginsk District personnel of the Criminal Investigation Department for the Moscow Region disrupted the underworld convention of Slavonic “criminal wing”. All in all, 34 active participants of the criminal world from the Moscow and Vladimir regions were detained, including two “thieves-in-law” and one claimant of this “thief title”.
During personal search over 11 g of cocaine was found and confiscated from 45-year old “thief-in-law” Alexey Zabavin, nicknamed Zabava. Currently the Noginsk city court is considering his arrest. According to Prime Crime News Agency, Alexey Zabavin with four previous sentences was “enthroned” by “thieves” Savoska, Shishkan and Slava Zeleniy in the city of Eletrougli in 1996 after serving yet another sentence. As “thief-in-law” Zabava was not yet sentenced to criminal punishment. Hiding away from the police the “thief-in-law” has long lived in the Vladimir Region where he supervised material supplies of prisoners serving sentences in correction institutions.
Another “thief-in-law” who attended the convention was Igor Glaznev nicknamed Vova Piterskiy who is detained by the Moscow region police for the second time within the last month. We will remind that on March 6 Glaznev was detained in the same Noginsk District in a company of another “thief-in-law” -Georgiy Sorokin nicknamed Zhora Tashkentskiy. In both cases Vova Piterskiy, unlike his companions turned out to be clean before the law.
Apart from two full fledged “thieves-in-law” the police attention was drawn to a 32-year Oleg Pirogov nicknamed Tsirkach who supervises the city of Electrostal and who is believed to be “enthoroned” soon. It is known that Pirogov is a close tie of Lyubertsy “thief-in-law” Oleg Mukhametshin who now serves a sentence and will be released in October of this year.
The Supreme Court of Israel comprising judges Procaccia, Rubinstein and Jubran rejected appeal of Israeli citizen Marina Yakobashvili on the Ministry of Internal Affairs decision to refuse entry visa for her husband Zaal Makharoblidze, says IzRus.
The police intelligence department found out that citizen of Georgia Zaal Makharoblidze tried to obtain Israeli citizenship having married Marina Yakobashvili who had Israeli passport.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs submitted to the court irrefutable proof that Makharoblidze who now serves a 3-year sentence in Austrian prison is a threat to the state and tries to illegally enter the country.
According to the case materials Zaal Makharoblidze married Marina Yakobashvili in Austria in March 2007. A month later he was imprisoned in Austria under allegation on creation of a criminal group. In early 2008 Yakobashvili applied to the Israeli Ministry of Internal Affairs to grant entry visa to her husband under the repatriation law.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs investigation revealed that marriage of Makharoblidze and Yakobashvili was illegal, since at the time of marriage she was married to Merab Yakobashvili whom she divorced only in May 2008, 14 months after her “second marriage”.
According to Prime Crime News Agency a 41-year old Kutaisi-born Zaal Makharoblidze, known in criminal world as Glekhovich, is one of the most influential “thieves-in-law” in Western Europe. In 2006 Austrian Minister of Internal Affairs named Makharoblidze a “headache of Austrian police”. Even arrest of Glekhovich had little effect on his influence in the criminal world.
Makharoblidze’s efforts to settle in Israel is caused by his fear to be deported to Georgia. At his motherland he faces one more prison term for belonging to the “criminal world”.
