
Georgia
Three sentenced to life in prison over high-profile mafia murder in Tbilisi
Levan Jangveladze, the brother of famed mob boss Merab Jangveladze, was shot to death in Tbilisi’s upscale Vake neighbourhood in March 2025.

Levan Jangveladze, the brother of famed mob boss Merab Jangveladze, was shot to death in Tbilisi’s upscale Vake neighbourhood in March 2025.

Those arrested were allegedly in contact with notorious mob boss Mamuka Shubitidze, also known as Mamuka Kakhetinsky or Davit Baratashvili.

Among those detained were alleged high-ranking members of the post-Soviet mafia network known as ‘thieves-in-law’.

Otar Partskhaladze was accused of ordering a hit on Levan Jangveladze, who according to media, is linked to thieves-in-law.

A total of 63 people were charged, some in absentia.

One of those injured was reportedly the infamous local mafia figure Raul Bartsba.

Over 30 people were arrested during simultaneous raids in Tbilisi, Kakheti, and Mtskheta-Mtianeti.