Officers of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, during the period of October-November 2020, as a result of operative-investigative measures and investigative actions carried out throughout Georgia, revealed 43 cases of storage-transportation-sale of excisable goods subject to marking without excise stamp.
As report.ge was informed by the Ministry of Finance, 73 608 boxes of excise-free cigarettes with a total market value of more than GEL 300,000 were confiscated from the persons exposed in the crime during the investigation.
Twenty-four persons have been charged, 8 of whom have been arrested.
