Dzambo Dzambidze

Dzambo Dzambidze (born in 1947) is a Georgian mafia boss and 'Thief in law'. He is a member of the "Rustavi" and "Tbilisi" criminal gangs.

Dzambidze Dzambo 'Dzhambo the Young' was born on June 29, 1947 in Rustavi, Georgia, to a Georgian-Ossetian family. He spent his childhood in Rustavi and Ordzhonikidze. In Ordzhonikidze, he met a small criminal group and joined it. However, in 1962, when the family moved back to Rustavi, Dzambo Dzambidze stopped engaging in criminal activity, but returned to it in 1966, at the age of 19.

On October 10, 1969, he was arrested in Tbilisi (Article 151 of the Criminal Code of the Georgian SSR). On April 19, 1970, he was sentenced to 5 years under Article 151 of the Criminal Code of the Georgian SSR. Beginning of the term: October 10, 1969. End of the term: October 10, 1974. On May 13, 1977, he was detained in Tbilisi (Article 153, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Georgian SSR).

On August 29, 1977, the Tbilisi (Georgia) court sentenced him to 5 years under Article 153, Part 2 of the Criminal Code of the Georgian SSR. Start of term: May 13, 1977. End of term: May 13, 1982. On August 31, 1977, he arrived at ST-2 prison; Tulun. At that time, the following were there: Antipensky B. A. (Saint), Akbashev N. I. (Akbashonok), Boytsov S. A. (Fighter). On May 13, 1982, he left ST-2 prison; Tulun after serving his term.

Since 1982, he was engaged in collecting taxes from illegal entrepreneurs. In the mid-1990s, a conflict arose between Dzambo Dzambidze, who supported Ded Hasan, and Tariel Oniani, who was increasing his influence in the Caucasus. Since the early 1990s, he was involved in alcohol smuggling from Ossetia to Georgia and Europe.

On March 13, 2004, he was detained in Tbilisi, as part of an operation by the Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs to capture criminal authorities. On June 7, 2004, the Tbilisi (Georgia) court sentenced him to 13 years under Articles 107, 109 of the Criminal Code of Georgia. Start of term: December 4, 2004. End of term: June 4, 2017. Since 2017, he has been living in Batumi.

At the moment, 16 murders in which Dzambo Dzambidze is involved have been confirmed