According to the latest information, 13 cases involving the importation of gold jewelry subject to mandatory declaration have been prevented at the Kazbegi Customs Checkpoint. The Revenue Service of Georgia’s Ministry of Finance reports this.

“As a result of detailed inspections of Georgian and foreign citizens, their personal luggage, and vehicles under their control, customs officers discovered a total of 898 grams of gold jewelry.

The total customs value of the undeclared goods amounted to GEL 189,715.

The case materials concerning five citizens who violated the law have been referred to the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance, while eight other offenders have been fined a total of GEL 82,714 in accordance with Part 1 of Article 168 of the Customs Code of Georgia,” the Revenue Service said in its statement.