Armenian SRC foils attempt to smuggle large consignment of diamonds

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YEREVAN, 12 September. /ARKA/. Armenia's State Revenue Committee (SRC) said today that its employees foiled an attempt to smuggle a consignment of diamonds into Armenia.nbsp;br/pp

According to the Committee, an Armenian citizen arriving on the Sharjah-Yerevan flight was searched and his luggage was subjected to customs inspection. As a result, a diamond and a ‘GIA’ certificate were found in his passport pouch. Seventeen diamonds were also found in a packet of cigarettes./pp

Ninety-four diamond certificates with various entries were found in this citizen's suitcase. Also 3 polythene bags with diamonds were found in the suitcase and 91 diamonds of different sizes were found in the waistband of his trousers./pp

Thus, the citizen concealed from customs control 109 diamonds of different sizes, as well as 3 bags with small stones similar to diamonds, with a total weight of 69 grams. -0-/p