Investigative and procedural actions are conducted in the Division of Investigation of Grave Crimes of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee to fully disclose the case on preparing, storing and transporting counterfeit foreign currency for the purpose of realization.

Particularly, within the framework of the criminal proceeding initiated on preparing, storing and transporting counterfeit foreign currency for the purpose of realization, with prior agreement by a group of people, according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 267 of RA Criminal Code, in order to implement operational data received in the result of cooperation with Yerevan Department of the RA National Security Service, while taking joint measures, in the result of searches conducted simultaneously at several addresses counterfeit currency with a face value of 50 USD was found and taken.

On the same day G.H., J.B. and A.Z. were arrested on the base of reasonable suspicion on committal of preparing, storing and transporting counterfeit foreign currency for the purpose of realization, with prior agreement by a group of people: Charge was pressed against them according to the Point 1 of the Part 2 of the Article 267 of the RA Criminal Code.

In the result of comprehensive investigation it was also found out that between November and December, 2022 G.H. gave counterfeit foreign currencies with several face values to A.Z. who realized them to several people.

On the base of the motions submitted to the Court of First Instance of Yerevan by the investigative body detention was used as a pretrial measure against two accused.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing.

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