Armenian customs officers prevent import of 23.4 kg of marijuana into Armenia

ArmInfo.  Armenian customs officers prevented the import of 23.4 kg of marijuana into Armenia. This was reported by the RA State Revenue Committee.

The contraband cargo was discovered at the Agarak border crossing,  where a truck driven by Iranian citizen A.P. was detained. A search  revealed 34 transparent plastic bags containing marijuana among the  packages located on the truck's trailer's iron supports. The bags  weighed approximately 23.4 kg. The Iranian citizen was transferred to  the Investigative Committee, where he was detained as part of the  criminal case.  Subsequently, based on a court ruling, a decision was  made to arrest him as a preventive measure.

As a result of the investigative actions, the possible location of  the drug delivery was established. As part of a "controlled delivery  and purchase" operation, two citizens of the Republic of Armenia,  A.N. and Z.N., were discovered on the road from Yerevan to Masis and  handed over to the Investigative Committee. Both were detained, and  criminal cases have been opened against them under Articles 393 and  399 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia.