TURKISH SMUGGLER DETAINED IN YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JUNE 17. ARMINFO. A citizen of Turkey tried to remove books
from Armenia by smuggling. ARMINFO was informed in the press office
of the National Security Service, the attempt of the contraband was
prevented Friday as a result of operative-investigatory measures
in Zvartnots airport. A large lot of books of 17-20 centuries, of
historical and cultural value, were revealed and confiscated from
the passenger of the flight Yerevan-Istanbul Yektan Turkilmazi. The
Turkish citizen tried to remove the books from Armenia, hiding them
from the check-up at the customs office.