State Security Service arrests two foreign citizens for selling counterfeit money
The body added the case was being investigated by its Anti-Corruption Agency, with the crime punishable by imprisonment between seven and 10 years. Photo: SSS
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The State Security Service of Georgia on Friday said its professionals had arrested citizens of Egypt and Iraq for selling a “large amount” of counterfeit currency.
The Service said its investigation had found the offenders, on temporary residence in the country, had sold $9,600 worth of fake currency on Thursday before being arrested by law enforcement.
The body added the case was being investigated by its Anti-Corruption Agency, with the crime punishable by imprisonment between seven and 10 years.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it had arrested two out of four individuals charged for attempted misappropriation of property from a foreign citizen using forged documents.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Thursday said its professionals had arrested one individual for attempting to smuggle a “particularly large” quantity of gold items into the country.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said its professionals had arrested three individuals for selling counterfeit money in separate cases in the country’s capital of Tbilisi and Black Sea city of Batumi.
Georgian customs officers seized ₾18,005 ($6,807) in undeclared gold items and diamond stones on the Sadakhlo Border Crossing Point on the country's southern border with Armenia, the Revenue Service announced on Thursday.