$56,000 in excise-free tobacco seized in May - Finance Ministry Investigation Service
A total of 30,042 cigarette packages were seized from the individuals identified in the offences. Photo: The Investigation Service of Georgia's Finance Ministry
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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.
The Service said its investigators had identified 22 cases of illegal storage and transportation of excise-free tobacco products throughout the month, with 31 individuals charged and 16 arrested.
A total of 30,042 cigarette packages were seized from the individuals identified in the offences.
The crimes are punishable by six to eight years in prison.
Georgian authorities identified 119 cases of illegal storage and transportation of excise-free tobacco products across the country in June, the Revenue Service said on Monday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday said it had arrested three individuals, including a foreign national, for an attempted appropriation of property from a company using fraudulent papers.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it had charged 14 individuals for fraudulently obtaining a bank loan using false information about their financial circumstances.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance and the Agency of Financial Monitoring of Kazakhstan will cooperate in combating financial and economic crimes after signing a deal on cooperation on Monday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it had charged three individuals with appropriation of state financial support by forging documents on handing agricultural products to farmers as part of a state programme.
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.
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 Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Wednesday said it had charged four individuals, including an entrepreneur, for appropriation of state financial support for wine farms by use of 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 the Ministry of Finance seized ₾100,000 ($38,247) worth of excise-free tobacco throughout the country in July, the body said in its update of statistics on Thursday.