As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, on the basis of court ruling, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained four persons, on the facts of manufacturing and using of forged tax documents and legalization of illicit income, by group of people. 

Investigation determined, that the accused persons, in order to receive especially large amount of illegal income, formally registered companies on the names of several individuals, following which, on behalf of one of the above mentioned companies, manufactured forged invoices and weigh bills,  as if another company has received metal constructions with total value equaling GEL 23 000 000. This way, company created fake actives in VAT, equaling GEL 3 391 665.  With above mentioned criminal intension, the accused persons purchased imported gasoline, and used above mentioned fake VAT actives to cover official import taxes, GEL 2 361 842 in total.

Investigation is underway, under second part of article 210 and second and third parts of article 194 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 9 to 12 years.