14 ATTEMPTS OF TRANSGRESSING ARMENIAN-IRANIAN BORDER REGISTERED IN 2005

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 10 2006

MEGHRI, MAY 10, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. 14 attempts of
transgressing the state border between Armenia and Iran were registered
in 2005, at that two of the transgressors were arrested thanks to
cooperation of local population with the law-enforcement bodies. This
was informed to the “Syunyats Yerkir” newspaper by Colonel Vilsur
Zyanchurin, Commander of Meghri frontier detachment. According to
the Colonel, 3 out of 8 transgressors detained in 2004 were caught
immediately on the border. i.e. their attempt to penetrate into
Armenia bypassing the check-point was prevented. At the same time,
the frontier detachment carries out control over crossing the border
by citizens and transport means on the Karchevan check-point. Thus,
in 2004-2006 one unit of gas arms, 146 units of cold arms, 5.1 kg of
poisonous substances, 0.1 kg of drugs, 11 units of goods not envisaged
for realization were revealed and confiscated by the established
order by the frontier detachment on the state check-point.

31 attempts of contraband transportation of goods amounting
to 55 thousand dollars were prevented. The Commander of Meghri
frontier detachment considers improbable bringing of drugs through
the Karchevan check-point as the border between Iran and Armenia is
hardly accessible, is safely protected by the engineering and technical
structures, i.e. everything is in appearance and is being controlled.