Nine arrested for selling excise-free cigarettes in January
In detailing figures related to the offences, the Service said it had seized 83,697 packages of the product from different brands, worth over ₾410,000 ($153,546) and intended for sale by the offenders. Photo: is.ge
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The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia arrested nine individuals for illegal storage, transportation and selling of excise-free tobacco products in the country in January, the state body said on Friday.
In detailing figures related to the offences, the Service said it had seized 83,697 packages of the product from different brands, worth over ₾410,000 ($153,546) and intended for sale by the offenders.
The crime is punishable by between six and eight years in prison.
Georgian authorities arrested an individual for illegal storage and transportation of a “large amount” of excise-free tobacco products, the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia said on Wednesday.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia arrested six individuals for illegal storage, transportation and selling of excise-free tobacco products in the country in December, the state body said on Friday.
Georgian authorities identified 393 cases of illegal storage and transportation of excise-free tobacco products in the country in June, the Revenue Service announced on Wednesday.
Customs officers seized a total of 6,820 undeclared cigarettes at the Red Bridge (a crossing point between Georgia and Azerbaijan on the Tbilisi-Ganja road) and Sarpi (located in the south-west of Georgia on the border with Turkey) customs crossing points in Georgia.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs on Monday launched an investigation after emergency services received a report on an explosion off the coast of Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi.
The Georgian Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday announced the launch of regular patrols and inspections along the country’s Black Sea coastline following Monday’s explosion off the coast of Batumi.
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia on Tuesday said it had arrested five individuals for sale of excise-free cigarettes designated for destruction through use of fake documents on the elimination of the products.
The Investigation Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry arrested 21 individuals for illegal transportation and sale of excise-free tobacco throughout February.