As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia brought to the criminal liability 3 persons on the fact of manufacturing and sale of forged money in large quantities, by a group of persons with the preliminary agreement. One of them is detained.

Investigation determined that the accused person, in order to receive illegal material benefit, accused persons used to systematically manufacture forged bills of GEL 100 denomination, which were then sold throughout Georgia, through fast registration machines and in various shopping centers.

As a result of investigative activities 118 pieces of forged GEL 100 bills with the total amount of GEL 11 800 were seized.

Investigation is underway under the second part of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 7 to 10 years.