Armenian police solves brandy forgery in Gyumri city

Armenian police solves brandy forgery in Gyumri city

YEREVAN, March 11. /ARKA/. Armenia’s police have solved cases of
selling forged Armenian brandy in Gyumri and Yerevan cities, the press
service of the RA Police reports.

The police detected 37 bottles of forged brandy, including 25 bottles
of 20-year-old `Nairi’ and 12 bottles of three-year-old `Ararat’, in
one of the booths near Airarat trade mall in Yerevan.

The owner of the booth, 38-year-old Danielyan said he purchased the
bottles, labels and documentary stamps from an unknown citizen from
Airarat trade mall.

During the investigation, the police confiscated 66 bottles of forged
Armenian brandy from Ruben Kh., a vendor in the Gyumri central market.
The investigation showed that Ruben Kh. had been forging and selling
Armenian brandy since last November.

The forgers were selling a brown liquid they claimed to be genuine
Armenian brandy. An investigation is under way. Z. Sh. `0–