Finance Ministry investigators arrest two for selling counterfeit currency
The crime is punishable by imprisonment between seven and 10 years. Photo: The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
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The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Tuesday arrested two individuals for selling counterfeit currency.
The body said its investigation had found the suspects had exchanged the money at currency booths in Georgia's western city of Kutaisi.
It also said it had seized $650 in 13 forged units of counterfeit $50 bills.
The crime is punishable by imprisonment between seven and 10 years.
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.
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 Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said its professionals had arrested two individuals for selling counterfeit currency in large quantities.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance on Thursday arrested one individual for selling counterfeit money in large quantities.
The General Inspection of the Georgian Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday said it had arrested two individuals for fraudulent misappropriation of money from citizens through misrepresenting themselves as officials of the body.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said its professionals had arrested two individuals for selling counterfeit money.
Customs officers of the Georgian Revenue Service seized about $182,869 in undeclared money at the Tbilisi International Airport in Georgia’s capital and Batumi International Airport in the Black Sea region of Adjara, the body said on Friday.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry has charged one individual for purchase and sale of illegally acquired property, production and use of forged tax documents and money laundering, the state body announced on Thursday.