As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained two persons on the fact of manufacturing and selling forged official documents.

Investigation determined that the accused persons, in order to receive illegal material benefits, were systematically manufacturing and selling to the interested persons forged identification cards.

The accused were detained while selling forged Georgian driver’s license and forged ID card of a foreign citizen to one of the persons, in exchange for EUR 1 250.

As a result of conducted investigative activities, foreign ID cards were also seized.

The investigation is underway under the second part of Article 362 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 3 to 6 years.

Relevant measures are being carried out, in order to identify and expose other persons, involved in the mentioned crime.