On December 17 of the current year, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia initiated investigation on the facts of breaching the procedures of moving particularly large amount of goods across the customs border of Georgia, tax evasion in especially large amount and money laundering.

Investigation had been based on the information spread in the media, according to which goods/cargo are being transported by the different companies in violation of customs regulations, performed financial transactions are not fully reflected in the documents related to the entrepreneurial activities of those companies, resulting evasion of budget-owned taxes by violating customs regulations, also illegal income is subsequently being legalized through the various criminal activities.

Relevant investigative measures are being carried out in order to establish the actual circumstances necessary to clarify the situation on the case.

Investigations is underway under the Articles 214, 218 and 194 of the Criminal Code of Georgia.