US EditionSeven People, Including GD-Linked Figures, Arrested in Fake Alcohol, Cigarette Case - Civil Georgia
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Seven People, Including GD-Linked Figures, Arrested in Fake Alcohol, Cigarette Case - Civil Georgia
Georgian authorities have arrested seven people after seizing an “unprecedented” amount of counterfeit alcoholic beverages and excisable cigarettes without excise stamps. Several media reports said a Georgian Dream member and affiliated businessmen were among those detained. Finance Ministry Statement The Finance Ministry’s Investigative Service said it confiscated 75,137 bottles of alcoholic drinks and 318,000 packs of cigarettes lacking excise…
The Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia has seized a particularly large amount of counterfeit alcoholic beverages and excise-free cigarettes in Shida Kartli. Among the 7 people detained in the case are businessman, former boxer Giorgi Kandelaki and Gori Sakrebulo member Boria Gogichaishvili. If convicted, the detainees face a prison sentence of 7 to 10 years. We offer the information released by the Investigation Service …
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