Drug Crackdown in Tbilisi: Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs says it arrested four people in the capital over illegal purchase, possession, distribution, and cultivation of narcotics and psychotropic substances, seizing drugs including mephedrone, methadone, alpha-PVP, ketamine, and cannabis plants, with charges carrying up to 20 years or life. International Cybercrime Takedown: A US-led operation dismantled the AudiA6 crypto money-laundering service tied to dark-web activity and ransomware, with two suspects arrested in Batumi (a Ukrainian and a Russian) and infrastructure seized across 11 countries, including blocked Telegram accounts and frozen crypto assets. Protest Pressure on Police Violence: In Tbilisi, supporters of European integration held another mass march demanding an end to police violence and the release of prisoners of conscience, citing footage of detainee abuse and carrying photos of injured protesters. Abkhazia Water Crisis: Residents in the Abkhaz village of Naush say they’ve lacked centralized water for nearly eight years and are urging local authorities to install utilities and stop the ongoing shortages. Regional Diplomacy: Georgia’s PM Irakli Kobakhidze visited Kyrgyzstan for the first time, attending cultural events at Issyk-Kul and signing a package of 11 bilateral documents.