In Syunik region of Armenia, a large-scale drug smuggling attempt was prevented. As a result of the operative actions of the criminal police, a foreign citizen transporting kilograms of heroin and methamphetamine to the capital was arrested on the Meghri-Kapan road section.

The joint special operation against drug trafficking and Syunik regional departments was carried out on March 16, based on reliable operational information received.

According to the preliminary investigation data, the 41-year-old foreigner, having reached a preliminary criminal agreement with the 40-year-old compatriot, took the prohibited substances smuggled into the country from the Meghri-Kapan highway and drove to Yerevan.

However, the drug dealer’s plans failed. the law enforcement officers found him and neutralized him in the city of Kapan. As part of the initiated criminal proceedings, a search of the suspect’s car revealed an impressive amount of drugs: three packages of methamphetamine weighing more than three kilograms, heroin exceeding one kilogram and 34 pills.

Currently, the 41-year-old man is detained, and the law enforcement agencies continue the preliminary investigation in order to identify the other participants in the criminal chain and the source of the drug acquisition.

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