Three Kazakhstani Nationals Arrested in Georgia Over Alleged 10,000-Ton Oil Theft
Photo: Pixabay, illustrative purposes
Three Kazakh nationals working at the Batumi Oil Terminal have been arrested in Georgia. They are suspected of secretly selling more than 10,000 tons of duty-free oil, Orda.kz reports.
According to the Georgian outlet Buziness Media, senior managers at Batumi Oil Terminal allegedly organized a customs-evasion scheme.
They sold crude stored in the terminal's tanks, bypassing official procedures. According to the Finance Ministry's investigation, this involved oil worth over 15 million lari. To conceal the shortfall, they poured contaminated and unusable waste into the tanks. This allowed them to disguise the actual volume of illegally sold oil.
The investigation is ongoing. Authorities are working to identify additional participants in the scheme and calculate the budgetary damage.
The case falls under serious articles of the Georgian Criminal Code. The detainees face between 11 and 15 years in prison.
Original Author: Zarina Fayzulina
Latest news
- Ecology Ministry Explains 13 Million Tenge Fine For Picking Dandelions
- Kazakhstan Refineries Increase Oil Processing Depth To 90%
- High Rates No Longer Keep Kazakh Banks’ Profits Rising, Analysts Say
- Almaty Health Officials Prepare for Possible Hantavirus Cases
- Ministry Says Saiga Deaths Remain Within Natural Limits
- Kazakhstan Faces Shortage of Doctors and IT Specialists
- Kazakhstan Petition Calls for VAT Removal on Feminine Hygiene Products
- Kazakhstan to Publish Register of Convicted Economic Crime Offenders
- Kazakhstan’s Economy Grew 3.6% in Four Months
- Shymkent Colleges Used Fictitious Students to Steal Over 1.3 Billion Tenge
- Almaty Court Extends Chechen Activist’s Extradition Arrest
- Record Rainfall Hits Almaty
- Falling Caspian Sea Level Reshapes Northern Coastline
- Kazakhstan Says It Is Ready To Help Resolve Iran’s Nuclear Issue
- Pashinyan Explains Why He Will Skip The EAEU Summit In Astana
- Kazakhstan To Gradually Cut University Programs In Oversupplied Fields
- Kazakhstan Offers Indonesia A Route To Central Asia And Europe
- Kazakhstan Tightens Rules for Master Plans and Urban Development
- Kazakhstan Approves Rules for Digital Tenge Circulation
- Military Jets to Conduct Training Flights Over Astana
