Drug smuggling cases on the rise in Armenia

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17.12.2019, 13:46

The number of drug smuggling incidents has increased, Deputy Chairman of Armenia's State Revenue Committee Edward Hovhannisyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Drug smuggling cases on the rise in Armenia

YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. The number of drug smuggling incidents has increased, Deputy Chairman of Armenia's State Revenue Committee Edward Hovhannisyan said at a press conference on Tuesday.

He said the smuggled drugs comprise narcotics, psychotropic substances and their precursors, which are smuggled into Armenia in various ways.

According to him, the State Revenue Committee launched investigation into 774 cases of customs crimes and smuggling.

He said this number includes also criminal cases which were pending in 2018. Some 556 cases relate to customs crimes, and 218 to smuggling. Hovhannisyan said also in 2018 these indicators were 542 and 169 cases, respectively. -0-

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