As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Adjara and Guria Division of Investigation Department of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia detained one person on the fact of storage of particularly large amount of excisable goods subject to marking, without excise marks.

As a result of search and seizure activities conducted in the houses of detained person, 4719 boxes of non-excised tobacco: MAC, MANCHESTER, 2005, OSCAR and MARLBORO, intended for sale, were seized. Total market value of which estimates GEL 20 763.

Investigation is underway under the third part of Article 200 of Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 8 years.