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Hashish oil attempted to be sent from the USA to Armenia
... Committee. YEREVAN, November 1. /ARKA/. Two Armenian citizens have been detained on suspicion of attempting to import narcotics from the United States, according to the Armenian State Revenue Committee. Specifically, in the parcel that arrived ... ... citizens were detained and taken to the Investigative Committee. A criminal case has been opened for illegal drug trafficking and smuggling. -0-
11/01/2024Armenian customs employees thwart smuggling of 10 kilograms of methamphetamine worth $2 million (VIDEO)
... million) in a bus driven by an Iranian citizen at when it was trying to enter Armenia through the Meghri border checkpoint. The narcotics were hidden in a brown leather bag, the side walls of which were stuffed with methamphetamine. The bag was to be picked ... ... handed over to the SRC officers. It turned out that they were also full of methamphetamine. L.L. voluntarily reported to the Drug Smuggling Department and was detained on suspicion of drug smuggling. A criminal case was initiated on the grounds of drug smuggling ...
11/23/2023Armenian customs officers stopped an attempt to smuggle over 650 grams of hashish
... Revenue Committee (SRC) said today that its officers thwarted an attempt to smuggle in over 650 grams of hashish, a type of narcotics made of the cannabis plant. The hashish was discovered when an Armenian citizen who arrived from Rome to Zvartnots International ... ... masses with a peculiar odor, similar to hashish with a total weight of 652 grams were extracted from the citizen's body. The smuggling case was referred then to the Investigative Committee of Armenia, where criminal proceedings were initiated. -0-
06/12/2023Zvartnots airport foils attempt to ship 1.5 kg of methamphetamine to Australia (VIDEO)
... service finding two books with covers filled with methamphetamine with a total weight of 1.5 kg. The sender was an Iranian citizen identified by his initials E. B. He was detained and taken to the Armenian Investigative Committee. A criminal case on smuggling narcotics and psychotropic substances was filed. Investigative measures to identify all the persons involved in drug trafficking are underway, the SRC said.-0-
06/07/2023More than 2 tons of pure cocaine en route to Armenia seized in Italy
... was conducted under the coordination and direction of the Reggio Calabria District Anti-Mafia Directorate. The cocaine was located after lengthy and complex search operations, with the help of sophisticated scanners and a drug-sniffing dog. The seized narcotics, which were found to be of the purest quality and in perfect condition, would have earned traffickers an income of more than 800 million euros. In view of the large quantity of drugs, more than 30 specialized military personnel were deployed ...
05/16/2023Iranian citizen arrested in Armenia for attempting to send 10 kg of methamphetamine abroad
... /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcers have arrested a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran for ‘illegal acquisition and storage in Armenia’ of about 10 kilos of methamphetamine. The Office of Prosecutor General said the Iranian citizen acquired the narcotics in September 2022 with the aim of sending them to other countries. The Iranian citizen had managed to send about 2 kilos of the drugs to Austria and tried to send as much to Australia. The drugs were discovered by the State Anti-Smuggling Department, and about 3 kg of "methamphetamine" were found in a hotel where the Iranian stayed in Armenia. A criminal case was initiated and charges were brought against the Iranian who was arrested.-0-
03/10/2023Armenian SRC and U.S. DEA officers seize $1 million worth narcotics (video)
....5 million, the SRC press service reported. YEREVAN, October 14. /ARKA/. Armenia's State Revenue Committee (SRC) has seized a batch of methamphetamine, 4,166 grams, estimated to cost about $0.5 million, the SRC press service reported. It said the narcotics were discovered in three boxes after Armenian SRC's officers in charge of combating smuggling inspected a courier parcel that was to be sent from Armenia to Australia via Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport. The parcel was to be sent by an Iranian citizen, who lived in a hotel room in Yerevan. SRC officers searched the hotel room ...
10/14/2022Armenian State Revenue Committee thwarts an attempt of smuggling narcotics from U.S.
Acting on a tip from Armenia's Investigative Commitee, State Revenue Committee employees discovered drugs in postal parcels, delivered to Armenia from the USA by a courier company. YEREVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. Acting on a tip from Armenia's Investigative Commitee, State Revenue Committee employees discovered drugs in postal parcels, delivered to Armenia from the USA by a courier company. Two parcels were inspected by SRC officers and Zvartnots airport employees at the airport's customs clearance...
07/19/2022Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee and U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation sign memorandum of cooperation
... agencies that perform similar functions, cooperation in the fight against corruption crimes, organization of exchange programs, training courses and working discussions. An agreement was reached with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Narcotics and Law Enforcement Agencies of the U.S. State Department that after the staff of the Anti-Corruption Committee is formed, retraining courses and study visits be organized for Armenian staff to help them develop professional knowledge and capacities ...
06/21/2022White House calls for $24 million in US assistance to Armenia; no figure for Artsakh aid
... Artsakh and Armenia.” Similar to his budget request for FY2022, the President’s FY2023 budget includes $23,405,000 in foreign aid and $600,000 in military assistance to Armenia. A separate line item in the budget calls for $6,050,000 in International Narcotics and Law Enforcement spending in Armenia. Following broad-based Congressional outreach by the ANCA and the Armenian American community last year, the final FY2022 aid package for Armenia was increased to $45 million and included an additional ...
03/29/2022Armenian authorities detain Brazilian citizen for attempting to smuggle in $600,000 worth cocaine
Armenian customs officers jointly with the National Security Service thwarted an attempt to smuggle in a large amount of narcotics with the market value of more than $600,000. YEREVAN, December 21. /ARKA/. Armenian customs officers jointly with the National Security Service thwarted an attempt to smuggle in a large amount of narcotics with the market value of more than ...
12/21/2021Armenia’s crime statistics up 6.1 percent in 9 months
... embezzlement and hooliganism decreased. "Some 711 corruption crimes were revealed , involving 161 cases of bribery, 66 cases of embezzlement including the use of official position, 93 cases of official forgery, 211 cases of office abuse and 617 cases of narcotics trafficking," he said. --0--
11/01/2021Police detain six citizens on charges of possessing and using narcotics
The Armenian Police announced the completion of a successful operation that was designed to detain a group of persons involved in possession and use of drugs. YEREVAN, July 20. /ARKA/ The Armenian Police announced the completion of a successful operation that was designed to detain a group of persons involved in possession and use of drugs. According to the press service of the Police, the Criminal Police Department received information about a drug sale scheme. The information was conveyed to...
07/20/2021Turkish citizen detained by Armenian authorities for trying to smuggle in $11 million worth narcotics
... Revenue Committee (SRC) reported today. YEREVAN, July 2. /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement authorities have detained a citizen of Turkey for trying to smuggle in as much as 97 kg of heroine, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) reported today. It said the narcotics were found when SRC officers, together with Russian border guards, as well as National Security Service and the Armenian Police, checked a truck of a Turkish citizen who arrived in Armenia from Iran through the Agarak border checkpoint. The ...
07/02/2021Armenia’s NSS thwarts two attempts of narcotics smuggling
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said its officers have uncovered two cases of illegal import of narcotic substances. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said its officers have uncovered two cases of illegal import of narcotic substances. According to NSS press center, a resident of the town of Hrazdan, identified as Kh.T. , asked a town fellow identified as G.M, to drive to the Armenian-Iranian border by car and take a batch of drugs from an Iranian citizen...
06/28/2021Armenian SRC, U.S. Department of Justice sign memorandum on fighting illicit trafficking in narcotics
... chairman Edward Hovhannisyan and William Warren, the regional director of the Middle East region of the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the US Department of Justice. The purpose of the memorandum is to deepen cooperation ... ... laundering and other crimes. According to SRC, the signing of the Memorandum is the result of effective cooperation between the Anti-Smuggling Department of the SRC and the Office of the Regional Drug Administration of the US Department of Justice. - 0--
05/31/2021State Revenue Committee thwarts attempt of transporting 365 kg of Iranian heroine through Armenia to Western Europe
... authorities have detained six people with different citizenships on charges of trying to use the territory of Armenia as a transit route for transporting as many as 365 kg of heroine to Europe, the State Revenue Committee (SRC) said today. It said the narcotics were discovered by the employees of its Directorate for Combating Smuggling when examining a batch of goods declared as yeast in a customs warehouses in Yerevan. According to SRC, the market cost of the heroine hidden in 33 boxes of yeast is about $45 million. “This is the largest amount of heroine discovered by the ...
03/03/2021Armenian customs officials report unprecedented progress in detecting illegal imports in 2020
... border from the end of February 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Armenian customs officers prevented last year the smuggling of 121 mobile phones, about 1 kg of gold jewelry, 72 kg of medicines, also food, clothing, car parts and other goods.... ... example, a case was revealed when the goods were hidden from customs control in caches in various parts of a vehicle. As for narcotics, the officers discovered 6.1 kg of methamphetamine, 5.2 kg of opium, 3.1 kg of marijuana, 2.9 kg of ketamine, 1.6 kg ...
02/10/2021Drug smuggling cases on the rise in Armenia
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. 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 ...
12/17/2019U.S. Senate panel backs increased assistance to Armenia
... “Manager’s Package,” which is legislative language proposed by the panel’s leadership. The provision is in addition to recommended appropriations of $17.6 million from the Economic Support and Development Fund (ESF), $1.5 million for battling narcotics trafficking, $600,000 for International Military Education and Training and $1 million in Foreign Military Financing. The Senate maintained parity in appropriated military assistance to Armenia and Azerbaijan. The U.S. Senate panel’s action ...
09/27/2019Border guards thwart two attempts of illegal narcotics smuggling
Russian border troops, who guard Armenia’s border with Iran together with Armenian peers, thwarted two attempts of illegal smuggling of narcotics into Armenia, the command of Russian border guards in Armenia said. YEREVAN, May 13. /ARKA/. Russian border troops, who guard Armenia’s border with Iran together with Armenian peers, thwarted two attempts of illegal smuggling of narcotics ...
05/13/2019US and Armenia sign assistance agreements up to $16 million to promote economic growth and good governance
... agenda, promote citizen engagement, and help to deliver results for the Armenian people. The Republic of Armenia and the United States also agreed on the importance of law enforcement and judicial reform, highlighting the U.S. Embassy’s International Narcotics and Law Enforcement programs and future opportunities for bilateral cooperation in this area. The United States and the Republic of Armenia committed to increasing bilateral cultural and people-to-people ties. The two countries will sign a ...
05/08/2019U.S. Embassy provides financial assistance to Justice Academy of Armenia
... Lounge, which has been created with the financial assistance of the U.S. Embassy in Armenia, took place Tuesday at the Justice Academy of Armenia. The opening ceremony was attended by Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Jorgan Andrews and U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy. The Justice Academy Director Sergey Araqelyan told journalists that this In his words, a room for exams of candidates to judge, prosecutor and investigator ...
05/07/2019Armenian officers thwart attempts to bring in large quantities of narcotics
The Ant-Smuggling Department of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee tracked down a group of drug dealers selling the drugs through social networks, the head of the department, Vardan Vardanyan, told a news conference today. YEREVAN, October 31 /ARKA/. The ...
10/31/2018Armenian State Revenue Committee reveals 44 cases of smuggling in two months
A unit of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) in charge of combating contraband has revealed 44 cases of smuggling and violations of customs rules during the last two months. YEREVAN, August 15. /ARKA/. A unit of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) in charge of combating contraband has revealed 44 cases of smuggling and violations of customs rules ...
08/15/2018A thief in law charged with acquisition and storage of narcotic
Armenia’s Investigative Committee charged today Alexander Makaryan, a citizen of the Russian Federation, who is believed to be a "thief in law", with illegal acquisition and storage of narcotics. YEREVAN, June 22. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Investigative Committee charged today Alexander Makaryan, a citizen of the Russian Federation, who is believed to be a "thief in law", with illegal acquisition and storage of narcotics. The ...
06/22/2018US House Committee approves $6.2 million assistance to Armenia in 2018
... aid reaches those in need, which includes Armenia as a host nation for refugee resettlement," he added. The US President's budget request for Armenia included $4 million in Economic Support and Development Fund, $1.5 million for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and $700,000 for Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining, and Related Programs. -0-
07/25/2017White House asks Congress to cut assistance to Armenia by 67 percent
... percent decrease in aid, respectively. Assistance to Azerbaijan is cut by 90 percent with a total of $1 million envisioned. The budget request for Armenia includes $4 million in Economic Support and Development Fund, $1.5 million for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and $700,000 for Nonproliferation, Antiterrorism, Demining and Related Programs. The President's budget maintains military parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan, at $600,000 for International Military Education and ...
05/24/2017Congressmen urge house subcommittee to increase U.S. financial assistance to Armenia and Кarabakh
... Karabakh with special emphasis on prospects for progress in supporting the Lady Cox Rehabilitation Center in Stepanakert and also to allocate not less than $40 million in overall Fiscal Year 2017 economic aid (including Economic Support Fund, International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement, and Global Health Programs), is appropriated for Armenia. It proposes to suspend U.S. military aid to Azerbaijan until its government ceases cross-border attacks, ends its threat of renewed war, and agrees to a settlement ...
03/23/2016Armenia’s economy ministry explaining restrictions applied within Eurasian Economic Union to commodity turnover with third countries
... imports into the Eurasian Economic Union from third countries and exports from the union to third countries. The restrictions are obligatory to all the members of the union. They apply to particular groups of goods, such as civilian and service weapons, narcotics, dangerous wastes and exotic species. The whole list is available on the websites of the ministry and the Eurasian Economic Commission. The aim of such restrictions is to protect markets, local commodity producers, states, environment and ...
12/30/2014US cuts financial aid to Armenia for 2015
....7million. YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. The US House Appropriations Committee has released the 2015 fiscal year foreign aid bill with appropriations for Armenia totaling $25.7million. Of it $20.7 million is provided for economic support, $1.7 million for narcotics control and law enforcement, $600,000 for international military education and training and $1.7 million as foreign military aid. Total appropriations for Armenia were $35.7 million in 2013 (information on 2014 appropriations has not been released ...
03/06/2014Number of Armenian drug addicts grows by 50 percent a year- chief narcologist
... said. Mr. Semerjian stressed that Armenian doctors can cure any type of drug addiction at any stage of the disease. But he added that as many as 50 percent of people receiving treatment at Armenian narcological clinics and dispensaries go back to using narcotics. “People return to their old place of residence, old friends, the same entourage, and they repeat what they did before,” he explained. Drawing parallels with other countries, Semerjian noted that Armenia, despite the growth of drug ...
11/12/2013Obama administration cuts 2013 assistance to Armenia by 18% to $35.8 million
... to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia (AEECA) and "in recognition of the achievement of a number of assistance goals" in the region, the AEECA account was eliminated with funding now requested in the Economic Support Fund (ESF), International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE), and Global Health Program (GHP) accounts. For Armenia, this translates into the following requests: $27.22 million in Economic Support Funds, $2.5 million in Global Health Programs, and $2.82 million in ...
02/14/2012Conflict, Security and Development
... Millennium Development Goal. These countries stir our shared interests and values. They have called on soldiers and monies from countries that have then struggled to counter violence that overflows the borders of fragile states, because conflicts feed on narcotics, piracy, and gender violence, and leave refugees and broken infrastructure in their wake. Their territories can become breeding grounds for far-reaching networks of violent radicals and organized crime. Yet as we are now seeing again in the ...
04/14/2011U.S. ambassador and Armenian prosecutor general signs agreement on increased assistance for justice sector reform
On July 23, U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan signed a Protocol on the amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the Government of the United States of America YEREVAN, July 23, /ARKA/. On July 23, U.S. Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan signed a Protocol on the amendment ...
07/24/2010U.S. government to provide $2.3 million assistance to Armenia to support justice sector reforms
U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan signed today two Protocols on the amendment to the Letter of Agreement on Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement between the Government of the United States of YEREVAN, September 16, /ARKA/. U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Marie L. Yovanovitch and Armenian Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan signed today two Protocols on the amendment ...
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