As a result of operative-searching activities, representatives of Investigation Service of Ministry of Finance Georgia detained 23 persons on the fact of illegal entrepreneurial activity of which 11 of them have been accused.

Investigation revealed, that accused persons were engaged in commercial activities in Tbilisi, as well as in Samtskhe-javakheti and Samegrelo regions without state registration.

The above-mentioned persons, for the purpose of fees and tax evasion, without proper registration of the National Bank, conducted national and foreign currency transactions.

Investigation is underway under the first part of Article 192 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 1 to 3 years.