The Tbilisi City Court has found Ukrainian citizens guilty in the so-called “hexogen case.” They were accused of the illegal acquisition, storage, carrying, and sale of explosives, as well as smuggling them across the Georgian customs border.
The court sentenced them to 7 and 10 years in prison.
The Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia stated that during the trial it was established that on September 10, 2025, a truck traveled from Ukraine to Georgia via Romania and Bulgaria, then crossed the state border from Turkey and entered the country through the Sarpi customs checkpoint.
According to the statement, the truck driver illegally smuggled an explosive substance containing hexogen into Georgia, concealing it while crossing the border. Investigators reported that the substance was fit for use.
After entering the country, the driver handed it over to a Ukrainian citizen who was in Georgia, after which both were detained.
“The investigation also established that one of the accused illegally stored the narcotic drug ‘cocaine’ in an especially large quantity at his temporary place of residence.
The Tbilisi City Court found the defendants fully guilty of the charges brought against them and sentenced one of them to 10 years of imprisonment, and the other to 7 years of imprisonment,” the Prosecutor’s Office stated.
As a reminder, in September 2025, the State Security Service of Georgia (SSSG) announced the detention of two Ukrainian citizens who attempted to smuggle explosives into the country. According to the agency, on September 10, a Mercedes-Benz truck with Ukrainian license plates crossed the border through the Sarpi checkpoint (border with Turkey) and was stopped for inspection.
In the vehicle’s concealed compartments, 2.4 kg of hexogen was found—a substance “more powerful than TNT.” Later, another Ukrainian citizen was detained, who, according to investigators, had received part of the explosives from the driver.
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