YEREVAN POLICE OFFICERS CONFISCATED OVER 1 KG OF HEROINE

Officers of the law-enforcement bodies of Armenia for struggle against illegal drug turnover have disclosed and confiscated over 1 kg of heroine, which makes over $100 thousand at the black market. As reported by the press service of the Police of Armenia, this January Yerevan resident, Zh. M., who has a criminal record, through the mediation of his accomplice R. V. brought some 1.3 kg heroine to Armenia, aiming then to sell it. February 9 T. Ch., earlier convicted for two times, and A. M. were detained in Yerevan, as 7.5 g of heroine was found when examining them. By request of the policemen Arman M. took another 18.5 g of heroine out of a cache on the landing of his flat. It came out that they had bought the drugs from Z. M. February 6 the latter sold a heroine lot to resident of Avan Yerevan community E. H. Investigation measures let discover another 200 g of heroine on the roof of Zh. M.'s house. The investigation materials are sent to the Office of the Prosecutor General of Armenia.