The officers of Border Police investigation-operative main division as a result of special activities simultaneously held in Tbilisi and Batumi detained four members of the criminal group: Jemal G. Gabriel M. Giorgi Kh. and Mindia B. for illegal purchase, keeping and selling of forged currency.
Investigation established that detainees smuggled forged Georgian and United States currency from the territory of Turkey with the purpose of its further realization.
Law enforcers managed to seize 49 bank-notes, ready for realization.
Investigation is in progress on the fact of illegal purchase, keeping and selling of forged currency, article 212, I part of the Criminal Code. The committed crime envisages from 4 to 7 years of imprisonment.
