The rest of the last post:
Tappe said a bomb-sniffing dog from the Westmoreland County Sheriff's Office searched the van.
"It was a 2006 van, but it was all gutted out," Tappe said. "No seats or paneling on the walls. For all intents and purposes, it was the kind of vehicle that could be used for explosive devices."
The dog found nothing, Tappe said.
Most of the money, $3,400, belonged to Maisuradze and was found in an envelope in the van. The remaining $800 was in Zakutashvili's possession.
The men had visited the Eckerd store to purchase batteries, Tappe said. They told police they were en route to Philadelphia.
Tappe said the federal agent who investigated, Richard Nicoloff, did not ask Murrysville police to confiscate any of the items from the van.
"They didn't want the laptops or the cell phones," Tappe said. "That surprised me ... Just with the activities, and what they were doing, I'm surprised they let Zurabi go without questioning him."
Nicoloff did not return a phone call Sunday seeking comment.
The Republic of Georgia is a country in western Asia. It is bordered by Russia, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan and the Black Sea.
Liz Zemba can be reached at lzemba@tribweb.com or (724) 836-6646.
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Amazing.
Hopefully, they let him go to follow him..
How do we know Maisuradze was a Muslim? He's from Georgia.