ArmInfo.More parcels with drugs are being sent to Armenia, the press service of the State Revenue Committee(SRC) of the Republic of Armenia reports. According to the Committee, during 2018, the number of cases of sending narcotic substances and tablets containing psychotropic substances to Armenia was increased.
"As a result, there has been an increase in the illegal turnover of narcotic and psychotropic substances in the republic," the statement of the SRC says. Parcels with these drugs are mainly sent to Armenia from the US and European countries. Given the growing number of such cases, the SRC urges citizens to refrain from such practices. The Committee recalls that the delivery of parcels to Armenia of drugs substances and tablets containing psychotropic substances is prohibited and is considered as a criminal offense of smuggling. Sending medicines by parcels is also prohibited in the countries of the EEU.
"Since the beginning of the year, as of August 17, the Investigation Department of the SRC has instituted criminal proceedings in 20 cases of dispatch of parcels with drug substances and tablets containing psychotropic substances and 14 criminal cases related to the delivery of parcels containing hash oil and marijuana, - the customs department of Armenia informs.