The Smuggling Charge and the Task of the Defense
Violation of the rules associated with the movement of goods across the customs border of Georgia is a separate offence regulated by an independent norm of the Criminal Code. The charge in such cases usually rests on the method of movement — transfer across the border bypassing customs control or concealment from it, deceptive use of a document or means of identification, or entry of false data into a customs declaration. The task of the defense is to examine which act is attributed to the accused, what value the goods carried and which feature — amount, repetition, official position or group form — is proven, since these circumstances determine the part and the sanction range.