More than 2,600 drinks with counterfeit excise stamps seized in Osh
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- Kyrgyz tax officials seized 2,670 units of non-alcoholic drinks bearing counterfeit excise stamps at a production site in Osh.
- Authorities drew up an inspection report and plan to refer the case to law-enforcement agencies for legal assessment.
- Selling more than 100 units with counterfeit stamps can lead to criminal liability and up to seven years in prison under the warning cited by the tax service.
Tax inspectors in Osh seized 2,670 units of non-alcoholic beverages marked with counterfeit excise stamps, according to Kyrgyzstan’s State Tax Service.
Officials found the production during a raid-style tax inspection at a manufacturing site. They drew up an inspection report and said the materials would be sent to law-enforcement agencies for a legal assessment.
The tax service said selling up to 100 units of excise goods with counterfeit stamps carries a fine of 100,000 soms. If the quantity exceeds 100 units, criminal liability may follow, including a prison sentence of up to seven years. The agency urged businesses not to store or sell excise products without genuine stamps and to check the authenticity of the markings.
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