Armenian officers detained one person for attempting to illegally bring drugs into the country in an especially large amount of 14.2 kg.[1][2] The detainee is a 45-year-old foreign national suspected of smuggling drugs into Armenia for distribution.[3][4][5] Police found the man at about 2:30 a.m. on 29 September in a truck parked at a factory site near the Yerevan-Sevan highway.[3][4][2] Officers took the suspect to a detention facility.[3][4][2]

A subsequent search of the truck uncovered 30 packages containing a total of 14.2 kg of marijuana.[3][4][5] The marijuana was found inside the cabin of the truck.[1][4][2] Authorities classified the 14.2 kg as an especially large quantity.[1] The search followed joint operational-investigative measures carried out with National Security Service and Interior Ministry officers.[1]

The detention followed a joint operation involving the Kotayk regional criminal-police department, the National Security Service, the Investigative Committee and the Kotayk regional patrol police.[3][4][5] The preliminary investigation in the criminal case is continuing.[1][4][2]