The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, in coordination with the Kvemo Kartli Regional Prosecutor’s Office in central Georgia, has arrested two individuals for illegally storing a large quantity of excise goods without proper labeling.
According to the Investigation Service, law enforcement officers seized a total of 83,500 packs of excise-free cigarettes from the suspects’ residential properties in the Kvemo Kartli region. The estimated market value of the confiscated goods is 403,600 GEL.
The investigation is being conducted under Parts 2 and 3 of Article 200 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which prescribes a prison sentence of six to eight years for such offenses.
