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Yuri Vardanyan's son found guilty on drug smuggling charges
NEWS | 05.09.14 | 11:07
The court of general jurisdiction of Armenia's Syunik province on
Thursday found guilty David Vardanyan, the son of Armenia's current
Ambassador to Georgia, former sports minister and Olympic champion in
weightlifting Yuri Vardanyan on drug smuggling charges.
He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
Vardanyan, 29, was arrested on the Iran-Armenia border last October.
Police said he was detained while attempting to smuggle drugs at the
border. The son of the state official, however, denied he had
purchased drugs in Iran and smuggled them into Armenia. He claimed he
had bought hashish in Armenian territory, in a town near the border
with Iran and did it for personal use rather than circulation.
http://armenianow.com/news/56619/armenia_yuri_vardanyan_son_court
NEWS | 05.09.14 | 11:07
The court of general jurisdiction of Armenia's Syunik province on
Thursday found guilty David Vardanyan, the son of Armenia's current
Ambassador to Georgia, former sports minister and Olympic champion in
weightlifting Yuri Vardanyan on drug smuggling charges.
He was sentenced to four years and six months in prison.
Vardanyan, 29, was arrested on the Iran-Armenia border last October.
Police said he was detained while attempting to smuggle drugs at the
border. The son of the state official, however, denied he had
purchased drugs in Iran and smuggled them into Armenia. He claimed he
had bought hashish in Armenian territory, in a town near the border
with Iran and did it for personal use rather than circulation.
http://armenianow.com/news/56619/armenia_yuri_vardanyan_son_court