As a result of large-scale investigative and procedural actions conducted within the criminal proceeding investigated in General Department for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Smuggling of the RA Investigative Committee on tax evasion in particularly large amount committed by a company engaged in manufacture of tobacco products, cases were identified and substantiated in which responsible persons of the company sold tobacco products in the territory of the RA during 2023-2024 in plain white packaging, without any labeling.

In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding the company submitted amended tax calculations to the tax authority, as a result of which the damage caused to the state, amounting to 338 million 525 thousand 074 AMD was recovered.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing.