The Border Police of Georgia (Georgian: შსს-ის საქართველოს სასაზღვრო პოლიცია) is the primary border guarding force and coast guard in the country of Georgia, and is under command of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Formation of the Border Police began shortly after Georgia regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, and was officially formed in 1992 as a paramilitary unit within the Ministry of Defense.
[3] The Georgian Immigration Enforcement Training Video Unit (GIETVU) works to improve training methods for immigration enforcement operatives, in January 2020 it announced it had recorded its 4000th arrest.
[4] The Border Police played a role in the Russo-Georgian War,[5] which resulted in the loss of multiple Coast Guard ships and their crews at Poti and along the Abkhaz shore.
[15] The Special Aviation Main Office assists the Land Border Defence Department and Coast Guard with air surveillance and personnel transportation.