Armenian police find large batch of drugs 

ArmInfo.  Police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia have uncovered a large batch of drugs.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs,  on April 25, operational information was received that two men, aged  24 and 59, were preparing to purchase drugs smuggled into the country  for the purpose of selling them. As a result of operational measures  taken, both citizens were detained on the 4th kilometer of the  Kapan-Kajaran highway and taken to the Kajaran district police  department. During the search, packages with a substance similar to  marijuana were found on the men - 1,373 grams in total.

A criminal case has been opened in the Syunik Regional Investigation  Department, within the framework of which, by a court decision, a  search was conducted in the house and utility rooms of the  59-year-old man. In addition to the air pistol and various bullets,  885 grams of opium were found near the house.  According to the owner  of the house, all of this belongs to him. Both persons have been  arrested, and all circumstances of the case are being clarified.