In the result of measures taken jointly with the employees of Syunik Regional Department of the RA National Security Service within the framework of the criminal proceeding initiated in Vayots Dzor Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee, a number of circumstances significant for the case of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs were found out, two persons involved in the criminal chain were identified.

Through investigation it was particularly found out that on October 29, 2024 at about 06:30 62 year-old resident of Vayots Dzor region, in his car of «HONDA ACCORD» make took 4 packages of “Marijuana” and 10.55 grams of “Methamphetamine” thrown from the IRI to the RA territory over a barbed wire mesh at the Armenian-Iranian border, which he kept in the trunk of the car driven by him and transported them for the purpose of sale.  

In the result of numerous investigative actions, as well as measures taken jointly with the employees of Syunik Regional Department of the RA National Security Service, on the same day at 13:30 the mentioned resident of Vayots Dzor region was arrested on reasonable suspicion of having committed a crime. The above-mentioned packages with narcotic drugs were found through search of the transport means and were taken.

It was found out that the man should have placed the mentioned drugs in the hiding place preferred by a person not identified yet, the IRI citizen, who had thrown them to the RA territory over the barbed wire mesh, to be procured by another person and to be given to a buyer.

Through the search conducted in the car of «HONDA ACCORD» make, owned by 62 year-old man, 4 packages, with total weights of 1,130kg, 1,120kg, 1,065kg and 0,505kg, were found in the trunk. The man told the law enforcement officers that the mass found was narcotic drug of “Marijuana” type which was given to him by an IRI citizen and he should have taken the mentioned packages to the placed preferred by him.

In the result of measures taken jointly by the employees of Vayots Dzor Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee and Syunik Regional Department of the RA National Security Service another person involved in the chain of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs was identified; he is 23 year-old citizen of IRI.

At the moment of procuring the mentioned packages replaced in advance within the framework of operative-intelligence measures, the latter was arrested by the employees of Syunik Regional Department of the RA National Security Service on reasonable suspicion of having committed a crime, as a result of which, under unforeseen circumstances, he could not complete the crime.

In the course of preliminary investigation forensic material scientific and forensic chemical expertise was commissioned to find out the nature, the exact weight of the mass in the packages.

On the base of the obtained sufficient facts a decision was made to initiate a public criminal prosecution against 23 year-old young man according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 44-393 of RA Criminal Code, and against the resident of Vayots Dzor – according to the Point 2 of the Part 3 of the Article 393 of RA Criminal Code. Motions were submitted to court to apply detention as a pretrial measure against the mentioned two men which were sufficed.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing. Necessary measures are taken to find out others involved in the illegal turnover of narcotic drugs.