Employees of the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, together with officers of the Revenue Service's Customs Department and in coordination with the Prosecutor General's Office of Georgia, detained one person as a result of operational-search and investigative measures over the violation of rules governing the import of goods in an especially large amount. The Investigation Service of the Georgian Finance Ministry reports.

“An investigation conducted on the basis of operational information established that a Georgian citizen secretly brought up to 8 kilograms of gold jewelry into the country through the Sarpi customs checkpoint, using a specially equipped hiding place in a spare car battery installed in the vehicle under his control.

The customs value of the seized jewelry amounts to up to GEL 1.7 million.

The investigation is being conducted under Part 2 of Article 214 of the Criminal Code of Georgia, which carries a sentence of 5 to 7 years in prison,” the statement said.