YEREVAN. – The border guards of Armenia’s National Security Service reported about a major drug smuggling case.

The border guards stopped an attempt to import an unprecedented large shipment of drugs from Iran.

The truck with drugs heading to Georgia was found on January 17 at Meghri customs point on the border with Iran. During the inspection, border guards found 927 kilograms of heroin.

A criminal case has been launched. The truck driver, 61 -year-old Georgian citizen Avtandil Martiashvili was detained.