ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE SCRAP METAL PREVENTED AT MEGHRI CUSTOMS POINT

Noyan Tapan
Dec 18 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 18, NOYAN TAPAN. Employees of the RA State Customs
Committee’s Department for the Fight against Smuggling prevented an
attempt to smuggle about 205 tons of scrap metal at the Meghri customs
point. NT was informed by the SCC press service that on December 10,
Diva-Tura LLC – an exporter of various goods filled in a declaration on
export of 198 tons 400 kg of sheet metal to Iran. However, employees of
the Department for the Fight against Smuggling subjected 13 trucks with
the company’s cargoes to customs examination for a second time. They
revealed an attempt to smuggle 205 tons of scrap metal out of Armenia.