The criminal police’s department for combating illegal drug trafficking received operational information that a resident of Syunik marz was preparing methamphetamine-type narcotics at his place of residence in Yerevan using various chemicals.
On the evening of March 25, on Vilnius street of the capital, a 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of illegal acquisition, possession and sale of narcotics and was taken to Nor Nork department together with a 46-year-old resident of Noragigh district.
During the search, they found a glass flask with traces of ash, a cylinder filled with marijuana, a psychoactive pill with the inscription “Phenazepam” and a folding knife.
The 32-year-old man was presented to the investigation department of Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts, where criminal proceedings were initiated. According to the court’s decision, during the search of his residence, two packages of marijuana and one package of methamphetamine were found, as well as two containers filled with liquid masses intended for drug preparation, weighing 168 and 238 grams. According to his statement, he obtained a crystal mass of methamphetamine from that liquid through synthesis.
The investigation is ongoing.
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