Circumstances of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount through online store-platform registered in application «Telegram» and money laundering in particularly large amount committed between 2017 and 2023 were found out.

Through factual data obtained in the result of comprehensive investigation conducted 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 it was grounded that between 2017 and 2023, with the intent to illegally realize narcotic drugs in particularly large amount through online store-platform registered as «B․․․․» in application «Telegram», as well as in other ways, 27 year-old resident of Yerevan, with prior agreement with persons not identified yet, ensured the procurement of narcotic drugs in particularly large amount, separation according to weight, packing and installation in hiding places. Drug locations were photographed and the geographical coordinates of their locations were indicated through the software application.

Then, in order to transfer the money for the ordered drug, the persons, who had expressed a desire to procure drugs from store-platform «B․․․», were provided with the data of a number of crypto currency wallets, among them the data of the wallet registered in another person’s name in «Coinbase» platform through the phone number used by 27 year-old young man. The mentioned persons transferred money in appropriate amount to exchange them for crypto currency and transfer them to crypto currency wallets provided by the online store-platform. Then the transfer receipt was sent to store-platform «B․․․» and illegally procured the ordered drug.

In order to conceal the criminal origin, movement and allocation of funds in particularly large amount received as a result of criminal activity, to make them look legitimate, the crypto currency received to the wallets was transferred to crypto currency wallets operated by persons engaged in crypto currency exchange in the RA area, after which, on the instructions of the accomplices, the converted funds were transferred to various electronic wallets, bank accounts, accounts opened in bookmaking companies, were cashed or possessed in other ways by the persons involved in the criminal activity.

The total amount of the money obtained in a criminal way and transferred to various accounts through the above-mentioned scheme is 77.761.545 AMD which was received and possessed by 27 year-old young man and the above-mentioned persons not identified yet.

On the base of the obtained sufficient facts charge was pressed against 27 year-old young man 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 part on the young man was separated in a separate proceeding, preliminary investigation was completed and the materials of the criminal proceeding, with the bill of indictment, were sent to the prosecutor for approval and referral to court.

Preliminary investigation on others involved in the criminal activities is ongoing.