Customs seize $16,000 in undeclared silver items on Turkey border
The case has been handed over to the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance. Photo: rs.ge
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Georgian customs officers have seized ₾41,540 ($16,007) in undeclared silver items on the Sarpi border crossing with Turkey in the country’s south-west, the Revenue Service said on Wednesday.
The items - weighing in at about 21,635 kg - were seized following an inspection of a foreign citizen’s vehicle, and found in a concealed compartment.
The case has been handed over to the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance.
Georgian customs officers seized ₾33,628 ($12,526) worth of undeclared gold items on the Sarpi border crossing checkpoint with Turkey in the south-west of the country, the Revenue Service announced on Tuesday.
Georgian customs officers seized ₾76,430 ($28,901) in undeclared gold items on the Sarpi border crossing with Turkey in Georgia’s south-west, the Revenue Service announced on Tuesday.
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.
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 Ministry of Finance on Thursday said its professionals had arrested one foreign citizen for smuggling a “particularly large” quantity of gold items into the country.
Officers of the Kakheti Police Department in Georgia’s east have detained four individuals for unlawful confinement and premeditated extortion through violence, the Ministry of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Thursday said its professionals had identified three cases of attempted smuggling of a “particularly large” quantity of undeclared gold and silver items into the country.
The Revenue Service of Georgia has received 50 tablets and 10 pieces of contraband detection equipment from the International Organisation for Migration with the support of the European Union, the Service said on Wednesday.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance seized $56,601 worth of excise-free tobacco throughout the country in May, the body said in its update of statistics on Thursday.
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