In the result of investigative and evidentiary actions conducted within the framework of the criminal proceeding investigated in the Department of Investigation of Crimes on Human Trafficking, against Sexual Immunity of Juveniles and Illegal Turnover of Drugs of General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee a criminal group engaged in illegal turnover of narcotic drugs through a telegram channel was disclosed.

Through investigation factual data were obtained on the allegation that 26 year-old resident of Yerevan, K.H., with prior agreement with his friends, Yerevan residents, 26 year-old A.E. and 24 year-old M.H., as well as with other persons not identified yet, with the intent to realize, narcotic drugs of various types in particularly large amount illegally procured from the user named «M…» and other users in «Telegram» application, ensured the separation of drugs according to weight, packing and installing in hiding places. After it the locations of drugs were photographed, the geographical coordinates of their locations were indicated through the software application and through 4 online store-platforms with various names registered in «Telegram» application, managed by the accomplices, the drugs were transferred to those who had expressed a desire to procure drugs and transferred money in the appropriate amount to the crypto currency wallets actually managed by the accomplices, in this way carrying out the sale of drugs in particularly large amount.

Then K.H. and M.H., in order to conceal the criminal origin of the funds in particularly large amount of 231.014.464 AMD, in total, received as a result of illegal sale of narcotic drugs, their real nature, movement, to make them look legitimate, to avoid possible disclosure and to continue futher activity without obstacles, used various electronic wallets, bank accounts and user accounts of bookmaking companies.

Particularly, a number of crypto currency wallet data were provided to those who had expressed a desire to procure narcotic drugs from the above-mentioned store-platforms managed by the members of the mentioned group and persons not identified yet. The persons, who wanted to procure drugs, made transfers in the appropriate amount to the electronic wallets engaged in crypto currency exchange to exchange them for crypto currency and tranfer them to the crypto currency wallets provided by the online store-platforms in the above-mentioned names. Then the receipts were sent to the mentioned online store-platforms and the ordered drugs were illegally procured.

Then the crypto currency received on the wallets was transferred to the crypto currency wallets operated by those engaged in crypto currency exchange after which the exchanged funds, by the instruction of accomplices, were transferred to electronic wallets, bank accounts, user accounts opened in bookmaking companies, were cashed or possessed in other ways by the persons involved in the criminal activity.

In this way between 2020 and 2023 75.008.398 AMD entered from various sources to «IDram» wallet in K.H.’s name, 10.042.743 AMD to the account identified in «Tel-Cell» company’s system, 170.311.258 AMD to 4 bank accounts. 63.726.843 AMD in total, from the amount received on the young man’s accounts as a result of criminal activity was circulated between the latter’s accounts, 191.635.556 AMD, in total, was possessed by him in several ways.

13.783.908 AMD entered from various sources to «IDram» wallet in M.H.s name, 2.893.978 AMD to the account identified in «Tel-Cell» company’s system and 25.822.633 AMD to the bank accounts owned by the latter. 3.638.932 AMD, in total, from the amount received on the latter’s accounts as a reslt of criminal activity was circulated between his accounts and 39.378.908 AMD, in total, was possessed by him in several ways.

Through investigation the data of the mentioned persons, companies, as well as the amount of transferred funds were found out. It was stated that totally 231.014.464 AMD, obtained in a criminal way and tranferred to various electronic wallets and bank accounts, was received and possessed by the members of the mentioned group.

Besides, K.H. illegally procured a pistol of 5.6mm caliber and 79 ballets of 5.6mm caliber, illegally transported and kept them which were found through search.

On the base of the sufficient facts charge was pressed against K.H. according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393, the Point 3 of the Part 3 of the Article 296 and the Part 1 of the Article 335 of RA Criminal Code, against M.H. – 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, against A.E. – according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393 of RA Criminal Code.

Preliminary investigation on the latters’ part was completed and the materials of the proceeding with the bill of indictmnet were sent to the prosecutor.

Preliminary investigation of the part to identify the other members of the criminal group, as well as to find out the source of illegal procurement of weapon by K.H., is ongoing.