Son of the Armenian Minister for Youth and Sports Affairs Yuri Vardanyan, David Vardanyan, has been arrested on suspicion of drug traffic, the Armenian Police told ArmInfo.
Criminal charges have been brought against Vardanyan junior on the basis of Article 215.2 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (drug traffic) and Article 268.3 of the Criminal Code (illegal turnover of drugs and psychotropic substances not for large-scale sale).
The criminal case has been submitted to the Department for Investigation of Major Cases, Chief Investigation Department, Armenian Police. Vardanyan junior is facing 4-8 years in jail.
Earlier today, Zhoghovurd newspaper reported that David Vardanyan was detained on the Iranian- Armenian border a week ago.