Finance Ministry investigators have detained three terminal managers for illicitly selling over 10,000 tons of undeclared crude oil valued at $5.5 million from Batumi storage facilities.
The suspects attempted concealment by replacing extracted oil with industrial waste in storage tanks.
The criminal investigation remains ongoing, with arrested individuals facing potential 11-15 year imprisonment terms. All detained suspects are Kazakh nationals according to official reports.
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