79 Million Dram Money Laundering: Citizen Sold Large Amounts of Drugs via Telegram App

A citizen, identified as A.G., has allegedly sold significant quantities of drugs through an online shop he created called "Top Weed" on the Telegram app, resulting in money laundering amounting to 79 million drams. This was reported by the press service of the Republic of Armenia's Prosecutor General.

The prosecutor has initiated public criminal proceedings against A.G. It has been revealed that A.G., in 2019, alongside a group of individuals, initially acted as a drug supplier for a fee, and later served as a warehouse keeper, selling various types of drugs in particularly large quantities.

"During the same period, A.G. regularly imported large quantities of drugs into Armenia by smuggling them from Russia, concealing them from customs control and violating established prohibitions, hidden within technical equipment," the statement reads.

A search conducted at A.G.'s residence uncovered 556.090 grams of marijuana and 190.326 grams of hashish, classified as particularly large quantities.

The criminal proceedings against A.G. were initiated under the provisions of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia regarding the acquisition, possession, transport, distribution, advertising, or illegal sale of particularly large quantities of drugs and particularly large-scale money laundering.