Finance Ministry investigators seize $20,257 in undeclared gold, silver items
The Service said the investigation had seized 405 grams of gold and 6,528 grams of silver items valued at ₾52,968 ($20,257). Photo: The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance
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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 Service said the investigation had seized 405 grams of gold and 6,528 grams of silver items valued at ₾52,968 ($20,257).
The crime is punishable with imprisonment from five to seven years.
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 Interior Ministry on Wednesday said law enforcement officers had arrested eight individuals for fraudulently overcharging tourists for services and products ordered at a club in Tbilisi.
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.
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.
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 Ministry of Finance on Tuesday said its professionals had arrested one individual for selling counterfeit currency in large quantities.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Friday charged eight individuals, including a former official, with fraudulent appropriation of state-owned plots of land.
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The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Friday said its professionals had arrested a foreign citizen for smuggling a “particularly large” quantity of gold items into the country.
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