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Customs officers seize $7,740 worth of undeclared gold items

The offenders were fined a sum equal to the value of the items for their undeclared status. Photo: rs.ge.

Agenda.ge, 19 Dec 2022 - 18:14, Tbilisi,Georgia

A $7,740 worth of undeclared gold items have been seized at the Sadakhlo checkpoint, a crossing point between Georgia and Armenia, the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said on Monday.

The items - weighing in at 227,83 grams - were seized during personal and luggage searches of foreign citizens, the body added.

The offenders were fined a sum equal to the value of the items for their undeclared status.

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