Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Georgia as part of a large-scale international investigation into cryptocurrency laundering, Georgian prosecutors announced at a joint briefing attended by representatives of Georgian, Polish and US law enforcement agencies.
Prosecutor’s Office says investigators carried out searches at dozens of locations, including residences, workplaces and vehicles linked to the suspects. Authorities also seized 173 vehicles, luxury assets and funds held in bank accounts.
The arrests were made in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara on June 10 as part of a joint operation involving law enforcement agencies from Georgia, Poland and the United States.
Speaking at the briefing, Beka Kvitsiani, Deputy Head of the Investigative Department of the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, said the investigation had identified an organized criminal group operating under the pseudonym “AudiA6,” which had allegedly been involved in laundering illicitly obtained cryptocurrency since 2022.
Investigators say the group provided cybercriminals and other offenders with services designed to conceal the origins of criminal proceeds and evade law enforcement detection in exchange for significant financial gain.
“The investigation established that the organized criminal group known as AudiA6 had been operating since 2022 and provided cybercriminals and other criminals with services aimed at laundering cryptocurrency obtained through illegal activities and concealing criminal traces from law enforcement authorities. Between 2022 and 2025, members of the group laundered cryptocurrency worth several hundred million US dollars,” Kvitsiani said.
He added that the group also operated an online forum called Dark2Web, which investigators say was used to advertise illegal services and connect cybercriminals from around the world.
On behalf of the Georgian Prosecutor’s Office, Kvitsiani thanked representatives of Eurojust and Europol, as well as partner agencies involved in the operation.
“The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia expresses its respect and gratitude to the United States Secret Service, Poland’s Central Cybercrime Bureau and the Prosecutor’s Office in Łódź, and once again reaffirms its readiness for effective cooperation in combating transnational crime,” he stated.
The investigation remains ongoing. Georgian authorities have not yet disclosed the identities or nationalities of the two detained individuals.
