Iranian national arrested in Armenia for attempted opium shipment to Australia

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YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. An Iranian citizen has been arrested in Armenia while attempting to send a package containing 233 grams of opium to Australia, the Armenian State Revenue Committee (SRC) reported on Thursday./pp

The SRC reported receiving information that the individual had smuggled drugs into Armenia and intended to ship them abroad. In collaboration with the National Security Service (NSS), anti-smuggling officers inspected an international courier package at a HayPost branch in Kapan. Upon examination, they discovered two leather bags with dark brown substances resembling opium hidden in the linings and compartments, weighing a total of 233 grams./pp

A protocol was drafted, and the Iranian national was detained on suspicion of drug smuggling. The case has been handed over to investigators for further processing./pp br/p