Necessary procedural evidentiary actions are conducted and operative-intelligence measures are taken in the Investigative Division of Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee to find out the circumstances of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs.

Particularly, in the result of implementation of operative data on illegal turnover of narcotic drugs received in the Police, on February 2, 2023 at 12:40 the resident of Yerevan, born in 1996, was arrested on the base of reasonable suspicion of illegal procurement, keeping and selling of narcotic drugs and taken to Nor Nork Police Division from Moldovakan Street of Nor Nork administrative district of Yerevan. Through personal search of the latter, conducted as prescribed by law, 30 packages of yellowish-green mass similar to drug of “Marijuana” type, with a total weight of about 26.9 grams, were found.

In the result of necessary measures it was found out that the mentioned man had already put 5 packages of drug of “Marijuana” type in different parts of Nor Nork administrative district which should have been realized through the page registered in the application “Telegram”.

A criminal proceeding was initiated according to the Points 2 and 3 of the Part 2 of the Article 393 of RA Criminal Code. Preliminary investigation is conducted.

Measures are taken to find out the source of procurement of narcotic drugs, involvement of other persons in the illegal turnover of narcotic drugs as well as to identify them.

Assignments were given to the relevant subdivision of the RA Police.

Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.