Iranian tried to smuggle drug-soaked clothing from Armenia to CanadaJanuary 17, 2019 - 12:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian State Revenue Committee has detained a citizen of Iran who was trying to smuggle to Canada opium on clothing that had been soaked in the drug. The SRV employees first found the 25kg 2-piece luggage at Zvartnots airport in Yerevan on January 10. The next day, the Iranian citizen identified as R.A. who was trying to send the parcels to Canada was detained at a border crossing in the town of Agarak near the border with the Islamic Republic. Another citizen if Iran, S.E., who facilitated the smuggling attempts, was detained near the Zvartnots airport. An criminal probe has been launched into the incident. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |