Man Arrested in 29 Million Dram Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering Case

During the preliminary investigation of a criminal proceeding being examined in the Department for Investigation of Crimes of Human Trafficking, Sexual Inviolability of Minors, and Illicit Drug Trafficking of the General Department for Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee, apparent factual data were obtained that A.A., from November 2021 to April 2025, in a preliminary agreement with other persons, illegally acquired particularly large quantities of "MDMA," "Marijuana," and "Cocaine" type drugs for the purpose of selling them from various users registered in the "Telegram" telecommunication application, which he transferred through online platforms to persons who expressed a desire to acquire drugs. This is reported by the RA Investigative Committee.

"In addition, A.A. illegally acquired for the purpose of selling a particularly large quantity of "Cocaine" type drug with a total weight of 9.47 grams.

During the preliminary investigation, it was also revealed that A.A. provided the data of a number of cryptocurrency wallets to persons who expressed a desire to acquire drugs from online store-platforms, for the purpose of transferring the amount intended for the ordered drug to the specified wallets.

Thus, A.A. and a group of persons received and disposed of a total of 29 million 292 thousand 406 AMD, which was obtained through criminal means and transferred to various electronic wallets and bank accounts.

Public criminal prosecution has been initiated against A.A. under Article 393, Part 3, Clause 2 (illicit trafficking of drugs, psychotropic substances, their precursors or their analogues or their derivatives in particularly large quantities for the purpose of selling them or their illicit sale) and Article 296, Part 3, Clause 3 (money laundering in particularly large quantities) of the Criminal Code.

Detention has been chosen as a measure of restraint against the latter.

The criminal proceeding regarding one person has been sent with an indictment to the supervising prosecutor with a motion to confirm it and send it to the court for substantive examination," the statement said.

Notice: A person accused of a crime is considered innocent until their guilt is proven in the manner prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code by a court verdict that has entered into legal force.