In the main department of investigation of particularly important cases of the RA Investigative Committee, the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceedings regarding another case of illegal trafficking of drugs in particularly large amounts has been completed.
RA Investigative Committee informs about this.
“As a result of the investigative and procedural actions carried out during the preliminary investigation, as well as the operative-investigative measures carried out by the employees of the RA National Security Service and the RA SRC, apparently factual data were obtained that RK, with a prior agreement with a foreign citizen, as part of a group, with selfish motives, acquired methadone and types of marijuana in the period from January 17 to April 12, 2026. narcotics and setting the selling prices of the narcotics, started to sell them to other people.
In addition, the two foreign nationals, being involved in the chain of international circulation of illegal narcotics, smuggled a particularly large amount of marijuana-type narcotics to Armenia with a preliminary agreement, after which the foreign nationals received the above-mentioned narcotics on April 29, 2026, in the area adjacent to the auto parts market operating on Arin Berdi Street in Yerevan, but due to circumstances beyond their will, they could not complete the crime, as they were arrested.
According to the decision of the supervising prosecutor, a public criminal prosecution was initiated against a citizen of the Republic of Armenia under Article 393, Part 2, Clauses 1 and 2 of the Criminal Code (for the purpose of illegal drug trafficking or illegal drug trafficking), against one of the foreign citizens, under Article 393, Part 2, Clauses 1 and 2 (for the purpose of illegal drug trafficking or illegal drug trafficking). Article 44-393, Part 3, Clause 2 (especially for the purpose of illegal trafficking of large quantities of drugs or attempts to illegally sell them), Article 46-399, Part 3, Clause 2 (especially the attempt to smuggle large quantities of narcotics), against the other, under Article 399, Part 3, Clause 2 (in particular large-scale drug smuggling) and Article 393, Part 3, Clause 2 (in particular, large-scale narcotic trafficking or their illegal sale).
As part of the preliminary investigation, two were arrested, one was placed under administrative control as a preventive measure.
The criminal proceedings were sent to the supervising prosecutor with an indictment,” the report says.
Notice: the person accused of a crime is considered innocent until his guilt is proven in accordance with the procedure established by the Code of Criminal Procedure, by a legally binding verdict of the court.
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