CONTRABAND OF THE ARMENIAN COGNAC WAS SEIZED IN ROSTOV-ON-DON AIRPORT

ARMENPRESS
1 November, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 1, ARMENPRESS. Three passengers of the
Yerevan-Rostov-on-Don flight have been captured in the airport. They
made an attempt to transfer alcoholic beverage exceeding the allowable
amount. As reports “Armenpress” citing Rostov.kp.ru website, these
passengers has taken ten bottles of Armenian cognac, each of 5 litres,
as a souvenir. As the Southern Customs Department states an action
for administrative violation was sued to the three residents of
Rostov-on-Don.

The extreme punishment for a violation of this kind is the confiscation
of the alcohol or a penalty of twice of the cost of the bottles. The
website states, that if the passengers used to bring golden jewelry
from Armenia before, now they mostly bring famous Armenian cognac.

From: A. Papazian