Press releases

Involvement of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia will be increased within mutual project of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and World Customs Organization (WCO) – Container Control Program (CCP). Abovementioned issue was discussed on a meeting at the office of Investigation Service, between Deputy-Head of the Investigation Service - Mr. Iga Zaalishvili and Coordinator of Black Sea Region at UNODC – Dr. Naida Chamilova. Parties discussed the progress of the program and the importance of involvement of the Investigation Service of Ministry of Finance of Georgia to it.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities conducted by the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, two persons were revealed, operating on the basis of preliminary agreement, with the purpose of misappropriation of the property of the third party.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out in the regions of Samegrelo and Kakheti, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia exposed two persons for storing, transportation and realization of goods subject to marking, without excise.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia together with employees of the Customs Department of the Revenue Service exposed one person on the fact of breach of the procedure related to the movement of goods across the customs border of Georgia.

As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out by Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia two persons were detained for transporting especially large amount of goods subjected to marking through the customs border of Georgia illegally without excise stamps on the basis of preliminary agreement.

Due to investigational-operative activities carried out by representatives of Investigation Service of Ministry of Finance of Georgia group of two persons have been arrested on fact of preparing and selling forged tax documents.