$38,247 in excise-free tobacco seized across Georgia in July
A total of 19,670 cigarette packages were seized from the individuals identified in the offences. Photo: Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance
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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.
The Service said its investigators had identified 20 cases of illegal storage and transportation of excise-free tobacco products throughout the month, with 19 individuals charged and five arrested.
A total of 19,670 cigarette packages were seized from the individuals identified in the offences.
The crimes are punishable by six to eight years in prison.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance on Wednesday said its professionals had arrested two individuals for selling counterfeit money.
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 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.
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.
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.
The Investigation Service of Georgia’s Finance Ministry on Tuesday said it had discussed management of seized assets with representatives of the Secretariat of Balkan Asset Management Interagency Network.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance seized over ₾47,000 ($17,939) worth of excise-free tobacco throughout the country in August, the body said in its update of statistics on Wednesday.