As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of finance of Georgia, detained customs officer of the Customs Department of Revenue Service on the fact of illegal collection and disclosure of information containing inside and commercial secrets.

Investigation determined, that the accused person, who had the access to different kinds of databases, was illegally collecting information on import activities of entrepreneurs and was providing it to an interested person.

Investigation is underway, under the fourth part of Article 202 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 4 to 7 years.