The Prosecutor's Office has charged three individuals with the acquisition, possession, and distribution of a large amount of counterfeit currency, committed as a group by prior agreement

The Prosecutor's Office of Georgia has brought charges against three Georgian citizens for the acquisition, possession, and distribution of a large quantity of counterfeit currency, carried out as a group by prior agreement.

This information was released by the Prosecutor's Office of Georgia.

An investigation conducted by the Investigative Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia established that three Georgian citizens, acting as a group, acquired and held for the purpose of distribution a large quantity of counterfeit banknotes—with a nominal value of 20,000 US dollars—which they subsequently distributed on November 4 of this year in exchange for 10,000 US dollars.

Law enforcement officers arrested the accused on the same day. As a result of the measures taken, the counterfeit banknotes, totaling 20,000 US dollars, were seized. The detainees have been charged under Article 212, Part 2, Subparagraphs "a" and "c" of the Criminal Code of Georgia (acquisition, possession for the purpose of distribution, and distribution of a large amount of counterfeit currency by a group acting upon prior agreement)—an offense punishable by up to 10 years of imprisonment.

Upon the motion of the Prosecutor's Office, the accused have been remanded in custody as a preventive measure.