YEREVAN. - Armenia’s State Revenue Committee (SRC) has discovered 71 cases of customs violations from January 1 to October 21 of 2011. Most violations concern import attempts without customizing, SRC’s information and public relations department informs.

Recently another attempt of smuggling has been prevented. In the customs control area of “Apaven terminal” 23 tons of laminated floors, 5500 cell phone chargers and 8000 cell phone batteries have been discovered which were not declared. The goods were imported by “Gevorg-Aram” company.

The officers of SRC’s operative investigative department of Nor Nork region have discovered a small business in the capital’s Acharyan 5 building’s basement. Robert Zakaryan has been producing lavash without state registration and without being included in the taxation system.

The business does not work anymore and the amount of damage caused to the state is being cleared, the SRC reassures.