YEREVAN. – A drug trafficking attempt was prevented in Armenia, at the border with Iran.

The State Revenue Committee (SRC) officers and Russian Border Guard Troops’ servicemen at Agarak checkpoint on the border with Iran inspected an Armenian citizen who had arrived from Iran.

As a result, the inspectors found 109 grams of a Methamphetamine-like white powder inside the lining of this person’s jacket, and in two polyethylene packages, the SRC informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

The SRC Investigative Department has launched a criminal case into this incident.

The said Armenian citizen has been detained.