Revenue Service seizes $187,397 in undeclared money at Tbilisi Airport, Sarpi Customs Checkpoint
The Service said it had seized $185,200 and ₾311,698 ($122,497) of undeclared sums from foreign citizens, with the total amount reaching ₾476,836 ($187,397). Photo via rs.ge
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Customs officers of the Georgian Revenue Service seized about $187,397 in undeclared money at the Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia’s capital and Sarpi border crossing checkpoint with Turkey in the south-west of the country, the state service announced on Wednesday.
The Service said it had seized $185,200 and ₾311,698 ($122,497) of undeclared sums from foreign citizens, with the total amount reaching ₾476,836 ($187,397).
The offenders were fined about ₾13,000 ($5,109) collectively, with one of the individuals also given a ₾30,904 ($12,145) fine.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday charged two individuals for attempted misappropriation of property using forged documents.
Georgian authorities identified 120 cases of illegal storage and transportation of excise-free tobacco products in the country in March, the Revenue Service announced on Tuesday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry has charged three and detained one individual for operating illegal gambling businesses in the country's western Adjara and Samegrelo regions, the state body announced on Tuesday.
The Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Thursday arrested four individuals for an attempt of illegal crossing of the state border through the Sarpi customs checkpoint in the south-west of the country.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance on Thursday arrested one individual for selling counterfeit money in large quantities.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Tuesday said it had launched proceedings against an individual after identifying “illegal entrepreneurial activity”, legalisation of illicit income and tax evasion in the country’s Black Sea region of Adjara.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry on Tuesday said its professionals had detained an individual for operating a fraudulent scheme that promised citizens illegal immigration into the United States via Mexico.
The Georgian Border Police has received a donation of border surveillance equipment, off-road vehicles and buses from the United Nations’ International Organisation for Migration, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Thursday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said its professionals had arrested two individuals for selling counterfeit currency in large quantities.
Customs officers at the Kazbegi checkpoint on Georgia's northern border with Russia have seized about ₾768,250 ($307,344) worth of undeclared mobile phones, the Revenue Service said on Monday.
Georgia’s Revenue Service on Tuesday said its professionals had prevented an attempt of smuggling of a “large quantity” of drugs across the south-western border with Turkey.
Georgia’s Revenue Service on Friday said its professionals had prevented an attempt of smuggling of a “large quantity” of undeclared tobacco products over the country’s southern border.
Seven individuals have been detained for avoiding tax payment using forged documents and causing a loss of ₾200,000 ($78,759) to the budget in the process, the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said on Monday.