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Finance Ministry Investigation Service fines 3, including foreign citizens, for smuggling attempt

The Finance Ministry said customs officers had seized about 429 grams of undeclared gold items worth ₾42,154 (about $15,337) as a result of inspection of baggage of the citizens of Georgia, Kazakhstan and Greece. Photo: www.interpressnews.ge.

Agenda.ge, 02 Aug 2022 - 19:05, Tbilisi,Georgia

The Investigation Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry has fined three individuals, including foreign citizens, for attempting to smuggle gold items through western Georgia’s Kutaisi International Airport on Tuesday.

The offenders were fined $15,337.

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Georgian customs officers seized undeclared gold worth ₾18,425 ($6,398/€6,288) on the Red Bridge, a crossing point between Georgia and Azerbaijan, and the Georgia-Turkey border crossing checkpoint of Sarpi in the south-west of the country, Georgian Revenue Service announced on Friday.

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A Pakistani citizen was arrested at the Tbilisi international airport on Monday for possession of undeclared mobile phones, the revenue service of the Georgian finance ministry said.

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