Criminal Group Procured about 35 kg of Narcotic Drugs of Various Types for the Purpose of Sale
In the result of investigative actions conducted and operative – intelligence measures taken together with the National Security Service within the framework 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 it was found out that the 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.
Through preliminary investigation it was found out that the leader of the group had previously attempted to procure narcotic drugs in particularly large amount for sale: 25.2 kg of "Marijuana", 81.6 grams of "Methadone" and 0.99 kg of "Methamphetamine", as well as at least 99.17 grams of "Marijuana".
It was found out and grounded that R.S. and K.S. had sold the narcotic drugs procured illegally through pages managed by them on “Telegram” platform, providing the data of wallets used by them to those who had expressed a desire to procure narcotic drugs.
Then, in order to conceal the criminal origin of a particularly large amount of financial resources obtained from the illegal sale of drugs, a total of 58 million 330 thousand 421 AMD, some of the crypto currencies received in crypto currency wallets were transferred to wallets belonging to companies operating at the territory of Armenia and engaged in the exchange of crypto currencies on Telegram application and instructed to send the money received as a result of the exchange to one of the payment and settlement wallets and to the bank cards used by them, and transferred the remaining part of the received funds to dozens of other crypto currency wallets.
Public criminal prosecution was initiated against the group leader according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296, the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393 (3 counts) and the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 399 (3 counts) of RA Criminal Code, against one of the group members according to the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 and the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393 of RA Crim9inal Code, and against another member of the group according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393 of RA Criminal Code.
Detention was imposed as a pretrial measure to them.
Public criminal prosecution was initiated against the IRI citizen, detention was selected as a pretrial measure and search was declared.
The criminal proceeding on 3 members of the group with the bill of indictment was sent to the prosecutor.
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10.06.25, 10:34Persons, who had Attempted to Sell Narcotic Drugs in Particularly Large Amount, DetainedIt was found out that 2 foreign citizens had smuggled narcotic drugs in particularly large amount – 1.8 kg “Marijuana” to the RA. -
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. -
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. -
19.03.25, 12:36Person Found in Possession of "Marijuana" Drugs: The Latter also Involved in Procurement of Various Types of DrugsAmong the drugs procured for sale in the aforementioned way, through the use of telecommunications technologies, the drug of "Marijuana" type was found in the possession of A.D.