Can police confiscate a Swiss Army knife as a weapon in Tbilisi, Georgia?

In Tbilisi, police stopped a car and confiscated a small red Swiss Army-style multi-tool that was in the open driver-side door. It included a blade, scissors, nail file, bottle opener, corkscrew, tweezers, and an awl.

The officers treated the multi-tool as a possible bladed weapon, completed paperwork in Georgian, and said the item would be sent for an examination. According to the report, they did not explain the final classification process at the roadside.

A practical takeaway for drivers is that even a compact multi-tool left visibly inside a vehicle may draw attention during a stop. Check Georgia’s rules on carrying and storing knives in advance, rather than assuming that a multi-tool cannot be confiscated.

According to the same driver (September 2026), he was not allowed to film the seizure or take any photos, and the officers did not answer his questions about how the examination would work or what criteria would be used to assess the knife. He also wrote that he had read about this practice in Georgia, which is his impression rather than an official explanation of the rules.