Members of Criminal Group Sold Narcotic Drugs in Particularly Large Amount Committing Money Laundering in the Amount of 84 Million AMD
In the course of preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding investigated in the Department for Investigation of Crimes on Human Trafficking, against Sexual Immunity of Juveniles and Illegal Turnover of Drugs of General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee, apparent factual data were obtained on the allegation that between 2021 and 2023 Z.A., with prior agreement with other people, with the intend to sell, procured various types of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount from users of “Telegram” telecommunications application, which he transferred to those who had expressed a desire to procure through online stores.
In order to hide the criminal origin, real nature of the financial means in particularly large amount equivalent to 84 million 861 thousand 546 AMD, in total, received as a result of the sale of narcotic drugs, Z.A. and the other members of the criminal group provided the buyers with data of a number of crypto currency wallets to transfer the money for the ordered drugs to the mentioned wallets. As a result, the members of the criminal group cashed out and possessed the money transferred to the crypto currency wallets, thus committing money laundering in particularly large amount.
In the course of preliminary investigation public criminal prosecution was initiated against Z.A. according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393 and the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 of RA Criminal Code.
The criminal proceeding on the latter’s part with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor.
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02.06.25, 12:2310 kg Narcotic Drugs Smuggled to the RA; 2 Persons DetainedIt was found out that with the intent to sell, a foreign citizen, procured narcotic drugs in particularly large amount – 10 kg “Methamphetamine” and transported to the RA. -
02.06.25, 09:30Members of Criminal Organization Attempted to Sell Narcotic Drugs in Particularly Large AmountIt was found out that the members of the criminal organization had attempted to procure narcotic drugs in particularly large amount - 1.9 kg “Methamphetamine”, which was intended for sale through a drug-selling store platform on the Telegram telecommunications application. -
27.05.25, 11:19Preliminary Investigation of Criminal Proceeding on Illegal Turnover of Narcotic Drugs in Particularly Large Amount and Money Laundering CompletedH.A. provided those, who had expressed desire to procure drugs, with crypto currency wallets, so as they could transfer the money for the drug ordered by them to the wallets registered by him, thereby concealing the origin and real nature of the funds obtained in a criminal way. -
13.05.25, 12:33Employee Transported Narcotic Drug to Penitentiary to Give to ConvictsAn employee of the Penitentiary Service of the RA Ministry of Justice illegally transported 2.16 grams of "Marijuana" and 0.47 grams of "Hashish Oil" drugs, packaged in 3 separate transparent polyethylene packages, to the Penitentiary with the intention of giving them to several convicts. -
06.05.25, 14:35About 15 kg Narcotic Drugs Smuggled to the RA; 4 People DetainedNarcotic drugs in particularly large amount – 15 kg in total was smuggled to the RA, a part of which was planned to sell at the territory of Armenia, and the other part in particularly large amount – 4.3 kg of “Marijuana” type, to transport by smuggling to Georgia though the RA territory. -
18.04.25, 12:04Criminal Group Procured about 35 kg of Narcotic Drugs of Various Types for the Purpose of SaleThe IRI citizen, with the intent to be engaged in illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in the RA, with the help of RA citizen R.S., transported by smuggling narcotic drugs in particularly large amount – a total of 6.7kg of “Marijuana” and 2 kg of “Methamphetamine”, which were intended to be sold on “Telegram” platform. -
09.04.25, 09:37Members of Criminal Group Engaged in Smuggling of Narcotic Drugs in Particularly Large Amount DetainedApparent factual data were obtained on the allegation that the criminal group had committed smuggling of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount, as well as illegally transported and kept narcotic drugs in particularly large amount for the purpose of sale.