As a result of operative-searching and investigative activities carried out in Samegrelo region, representatives of Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Division of Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, detained one person on the fact of storage of a particularly large amount of excisable goods subject to marking, without excise marks, - reports the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance.

"Investigation reviled, that detained person kept particularly large amount of excise-free goods in his house for further sale. 7 160 boxes of non-excised tobacco were seized, total market value of which exceeds GEL 29 000.

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