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 into Armenia, the command of Russian border guards in Armenia said.

One of the attempts was prevented by border troops deployed near the town of Meghri at the Agarak border checkpoint. The narcotics were found in an Iranian  truck that was to enter  Armenia. A plastic package with 16 pills  containing a  narcotic substance methadone were found under the driver’s personal belongings in his cabin.

In the second attempt a citizen of Switzerland tried to bring to Armenia from Iran about 50 pills, presumably containing tramadol  and another 12 pills presumably containing codeine.

The import of these substances, considered  as narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is prohibited by Armenian law,

The detained persons and the substances were handed to the law enforcement bodies of Armenia to find out all related circumstances. -0-