18/01/2014 14:41
Truck driver caught trying to smuggle about a ton of heroin via Armenia
During the inspection of a truck, employees of the Meghri checkpoint of the Armenian State Revenue Committee’s Customs Service on January 17 found 927 kg of heroin in a secret compartment of the truck. It was the first time that such a large amount of drugs has been found in the region. The truck was traveling from Iran to Georgia via Armenia,” Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said in a statement.
The investigation department of Armenian NSS opened a criminal case under Article 215 part 2 of the Criminal Code – smuggling of narcotic drugs.
The truck driver is Avtandil Martiashvili, a 61--year-old citizen of Georgia. He was detained.
Police are looking for other persons involved in the crime.