As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities, representatives of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia through the coordinated activities carried out together with the police department of autonomous republic of Abkhazia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia, detained one person on the fact of transportation of a particularly large amount of excisable goods subject to marking without excise marks.

15 013 boxes of different types of non-excised tobacco have been seized, as well as a vehicle driven by the detained person. The approximate value of goods exceeds GEL 61 500.

Investigation is underway under the third part of Article 200 of Criminal Code of Georgia, which envisages imprisonment from 6 to 8 years.