Finance ministry investigation service arrests one for selling counterfeit money
The service said police officers had found the suspect was manufacturing counterfeit ₾100 (about $35) notes in his residential house in Tbilisi before selling them in Tbilisi “trade networks”. Photo: The investigation service of the ministry of finance/Facebook page.
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The investigation service of the Georgian ministry of finance has arrested one individual for selling counterfeit money in large quantities, the state body said on Thursday.
The service said police officers had found the suspect was manufacturing counterfeit ₾100 (about $35) notes in his residential house in Tbilisi before selling them in Tbilisi “trade networks”.
In search efforts professionals of the service seized ₾800 (about $281) and computer equipment used for manufacturing the counterfeit money.
The crime is punishable up to seven years in prison.
The Turkish citizen has been detained for the possession and sale of counterfeit money, says the State Security Service of Georgia. The detainee sold $4,200 in counterfeit bills to a Nigerian citizen living in Georgia in exchange for $2,100.
The Ministry of Finance’s Investigative Service has detained three men for using counterfeit currency in East Georgia today.
Two foreign nationals have been detained by the Investigative Agency for the Ministry of Finance of Georgia for for sale of the counterfeit €500 bills in Georgia.
Two Turkish nationals have been detained by the Investigative Agency of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia for the possession and sale of counterfeit money in large quantities.