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Armenian National Assembly allows tax and customs officers to carry firearms

03.03.2021, 15:19
A set of amendments to the Law on Weapons approved today by the National Assembly of Armenia in the second and final reading will allow tax and customs officers of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) to carry firearms.

Armenian National Assembly allows tax and customs officers to carry firearms

YEREVAN, March 3. /ARKA/. A set of amendments to the Law on Weapons approved today by the National Assembly of Armenia in the second and final reading will allow tax and customs officers of the State Revenue Committee (SRC) to carry firearms.

Deputy Chairman of the State Revenue Committee Arshak Gasparyan said the firearms are to be used in resolving operational, investigative and other measures provided for by SRC charter, in particular, when carrying out operational and other measures in order to clarify and thwart possible smuggling of goods, as well as illegal transportation of vehicles across the borders of Armenia.

“Within the framework of their powers, the tax and customs authorities take prompt action to thwart cases of smuggling, including drugs, weapons, historical and cultural objects, intellectual property, rare species of animals or plants, or those on the verge of extinction, or other illegal goods, as well as fighting international terrorism, but they are not allowed to carry firearms," Gasparyan said.

He added that although he did not remember any case of using firearms by tax and customs officers to this day, but "such a need may arise at any time."

According to preliminary estimates, SRC units dealing with operational intelligence, anti-smuggling and investigation activities will need about 400 pieces of firearms.

All employees who will have firearms will take appropriate courses at the Police Academy. At the same time, the constant carrying of firearms will not be mandatory. They will be carried in accordance with the procedure established by the government. --0--