As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out throughout Georgia, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, during the month of May of 2024, exposed 17 facts of storage, transportation and sale of large amount of excisable goods subject to marking, without excise marks and brought to the criminal liability 17 persons, 4 of which were detained.

As a result of investigative activities, total number of 17 062 boxes of different brands of non-excised tobacco, intended for sale, were seized from the persons exposed in crime. Total market value of the seized goods exceeds GEL 90 000.

Investigation is underway under the Article 200 of the Criminal Code of Georgia and envisages imprisonment from 6 to 8 years.