US EditionThree Kazakh Nationals Arrested in Batumi Oil Terminal Customs Evasion Case - Civil Georgia
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Three Kazakh citizens who ran Batumi Oil Terminal were detained in Georgia on suspicion of participating in a major scheme to sell millions of dollars worth of undeclared oil, the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia reported. According to investigators, the detainees were involved in a scheme to sell oil that was not reflected in customs documents and did not pass mandatory fiscal control. The prosecutor's office states …
Three Kazakh Nationals Arrested in Batumi Oil Terminal Customs Evasion Case - Civil Georgia
Georgian authorities have detained three Kazakh nationals after accusing the managers of Batumi Oil Terminal of illegally disposing of more than USD 5 million worth of crude oil by bypassing customs procedures. Batumi Oil Terminal, located in Georgia’s coastal city, has been owned and operated by KazTransOil, a subsidiary of KazMunayGas, a state-owned oil and gas company of Kazakhstan, since its acquisition in 2008. The Finance Ministry’s Invest…
Undeclared oil scheme uncovered at Batumi oil terminal
TBILISI, December 4 – Georgia’s Black Sea oil business was rocked again on Thursday as three employees of the Batumi oil terminal were detained on charges of bypassing customs procedures and illegally disposing of more than ten thousand tons of crude. The State Investigative Service said the value of the undeclared oil exceeds 15 million lari (5.6 million USD). Senior figures at the terminal… Source
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