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ARMENIAN NATIONAL SECURITY SERVICE FOILS DRUG TRANSIT ATTEMPT
YEREVAN, February 12. / ARKA /. Armenia's National Security Service
(NSS) said today it had tracked down a transnational group involved
in illegal drug trafficking through the territory of Armenia.
"As a result of a string of operative measures it was revealed that
citizens of Peru and Argentina brought to Armenia drugs from Latin
America by transit flights in special caches made in their luggage
and then handed them to a gang members comprising citizens of Bulgaria
and Lebanon, who tried to take drugs to Turkey by land or air routes,"
NSS said in a statement.
In particular, on January 27, the National Security Service officers
discovered and foiled an attempt to bring in to Armenia 2.7 kg of
cocaine by the flight San Paolo- Abu Dhabi- Yerevan. According to
the NSS, the attempt was made by citizens of Peru - Cordoba Alexander
and Maria Flores Alvardo Mirza.
"An Argentinean citizen Alejandro Joel Torres tried to bring in another
2.6 kg of cocaine to Armenia by the same flight on February 12. On
the same day two citizens of Bulgaria (Arabs by nationality) - Malik
Abbas Gharib and Al Shaher Hasan Abdo tried to take 4.8 kilograms of
cocaine to Turkey aboard the Yerevan - Istanbul flight," according
to the statement
NSS has opened a criminal case. The investigation is being handled
by the investigation department of the National Security Service.-0--
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YEREVAN, February 12. / ARKA /. Armenia's National Security Service
(NSS) said today it had tracked down a transnational group involved
in illegal drug trafficking through the territory of Armenia.
"As a result of a string of operative measures it was revealed that
citizens of Peru and Argentina brought to Armenia drugs from Latin
America by transit flights in special caches made in their luggage
and then handed them to a gang members comprising citizens of Bulgaria
and Lebanon, who tried to take drugs to Turkey by land or air routes,"
NSS said in a statement.
In particular, on January 27, the National Security Service officers
discovered and foiled an attempt to bring in to Armenia 2.7 kg of
cocaine by the flight San Paolo- Abu Dhabi- Yerevan. According to
the NSS, the attempt was made by citizens of Peru - Cordoba Alexander
and Maria Flores Alvardo Mirza.
"An Argentinean citizen Alejandro Joel Torres tried to bring in another
2.6 kg of cocaine to Armenia by the same flight on February 12. On
the same day two citizens of Bulgaria (Arabs by nationality) - Malik
Abbas Gharib and Al Shaher Hasan Abdo tried to take 4.8 kilograms of
cocaine to Turkey aboard the Yerevan - Istanbul flight," according
to the statement
NSS has opened a criminal case. The investigation is being handled
by the investigation department of the National Security Service.-0--
http://arka.am/en/news/incidents/armenian_national_security_service_foils_drug_tran sit_attempt_/#sthash.PEw6MUAp.dpuf