The Criminal Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs have discovered around 335 grams and 30 packages of drugs; 4 individuals have been arrested.
03-08-2026 19:40 Armenia Human Rights
The officers of the Criminal Police Department for the fight against illegal drug trafficking received operational information that four men—two from Yerevan and two from the Kotayk region—were illegally acquiring and distributing drugs.
On July 29, at 18:50, the criminal police arrested all four on Nazaryan Street in the capital and took them to the Mashtots division of the Community Police along with the vehicle driven by a 33-year-old resident of Yerevan.
The vehicle of the "Neta" brand was sealed in a secured area.
One of the arrested individuals was found with a burnt-out pipe and a package containing marijuana. The men confessed that they had acquired the drugs through the Telegram app, which they intended to distribute.
A criminal case was initiated in the investigative department of the Ajapnyak and Davtashen administrative districts, during which a search of the "Neta" brand vehicle revealed a package weighing 335 grams that resembled marijuana.
On August 1, a search was also conducted at the home of a 29-year-old man living on Halabyan Street in Yerevan. Thirty packages were found, sealed with adhesive tape, containing a total of more than 20 grams of a substance resembling marijuana.
The circumstances are being clarified during the preliminary investigation.
* This text was automatically translated by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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