Three held in Yerevan with about 10 kg of marijuana in a Changan
Police detained three young people on Rubinyants Street in Yerevan on 31 August 2026 and found about 10 kg of a substance resembling marijuana in their Changan car. Police said the case involved a smuggled drug acquired, stored and sold illegally, and the preliminary investigation was continuing.
On 31 August 2026, police acted on operational information about the
acquisition, storage and sale of a drug brought into Armenia by smuggling.[1]In the measures that followed that information, police detained three young
people on Rubinyants Street in Yerevan.[1]The officers took the three
detained young people to the Kanaker-Zeytun division of the community police.[1]The account of the operation was provided to NEWS.am by the press service
of the republic’s Interior Ministry police.[1]
The Changan car belonging to the young people was taken to a specially guarded
lot, where it was sealed.[1]A criminal case had been opened, and the car was
searched within those criminal proceedings.[1]The search found a mass
weighing about 10 kg that police described as resembling marijuana.[1]
The preliminary investigation into the case was continuing.[1]
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Image published with the report of the reported discovery of about 10 kg of marijuana-like substance and the detention of three young people on Rubinyants Street in YerevanPhoto details
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Arrested
3
Cannabis
10 kg
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Activity
Smuggling
Setting
Street or public place
Case stage
Under investigation
Sources
NEWS.amnews.amRUВ Армении правоохранители обнаружили около 10 кг. массы, похожей на марихуану: задержаны 3 человека
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The 10 kg is an approximate police figure for a mass described as resembling marijuana, not a confirmed laboratory weight.
The report gives 31 August 2026 as the operation date from the police statement, while the exact time of the detention and car search was not reported.
No names, ages, nationalities, charges, custody ruling or court outcome were reported for the three detainees.
No origin country, route or method of the alleged smuggling was reported.
The page image carries only the headline as its caption with no credit, so it is not established to show the detained car or the seized substance.
Only the single NEWS.am account of the police statement could be used, and no second independent account was available for this event.
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