Revenue Service says 306 cases of illegal timber transportation recorded in 2022
In its release of annual figures, the body said the cases involved transportation of about 1,426 cubic metres of timber without necessary papers. Photo: rs.ge.
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A total of 306 cases of illegal transportation of timber were recorded across Georgia in 2022, marking a 24 percent increase over 2021, the Revenue Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry said on Tuesday.
In its release of annual figures, the body said the cases involved transportation of about 1,426 cubic metres of timber without necessary papers.
The figure of the volume was 84 percent higher compared to the corresponding number from cases revealed throughout 2021.
The RS also said 43 out of the 206 cases could be criminally prosecutable.
Illegal forest felling, waste management violations and breaches of laws on minerals were among environmental infringements identified by state supervision across Georgia over the past year, the Environmental Protection Ministry said on Friday.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision (DES) registered 4,121 cases of environmental violations throughout Georgia in January-June 2020.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has registered 1,532 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber throughout Georgia in January-June 2020.
The State Sub-Agency Department of Environmental Supervision has registered 3,573 cases of illegal logging and transportation of timber in 2019.
Georgian police officers arrested 14 individuals for illegal purchase and possession of firearms and ammunition in capital Tbilisi and other parts of Georgia, the Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday.
The Parliament of Georgia on Thursday discussed and approved amendments aimed to reduce illegal logging, increase quality and competitiveness of Georgian wine, and combine the system of geographical indications for domestic products with the corresponding European Union structure.