ARMENIAN POLICE REPRESSED DRUG TRAFFICKING

Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am, Armenia

A ug 6 2009

Armenian police has recently repressed an attempt of large consignment
drug traffic, Armenian Public Television reports.

Armenian law enforcement received information about Iranian citizen
Ruben Harutyunyan who smuggled 1 kg opium to Armenia, intending to
sell it for AMD 5 000 (about U.S.$13) a kilo.

On 3 August police caught Ruben Harutyunyan, Armen Karamyan and Lilit
Yeremyan. Police found about 300g opium and AMD 3.5 mln (about $
9.5 thousand).

The criminal proceedings are instituted.