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Exceptional details by NSS: Artur Vardanyan recruited 19 persons

Exceptional details by NSS: Artur Vardanyan recruited 19 persons

YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 25, ARMENPRESS. National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, relying on operative data that the citizen of Armenia Artur Vardanyan, born in 1981, living in the Kingdom of Spain since 1997, and temporarily residing in Yerevan since April 2015, formed and controlled a clandestine group aimed at committing grave and especially grave crimes in the Republic of Armenia. Mainly unemployed 19 citizens of Armenia were recruited 5 of which are residents of Yerevan, 7-Shirak Province, 3-Armavir Province, 2-Lori Province, 1-Kotayq Province, 1-Gegharkunik Province, 1-Syunik Province. 4 members of the group are women, 3 are Artsakh liberation war participants.

As “Armenpress” was informed from the press service of NSS, the group obtained illegal arms and ammunition to realize the aforementioned criminal goals. The arms were hidden in Norq 9 St, private house N78 rented in advance for that purpose where the group held meetings and planned their criminal activities for nearly one month.

As a result of operative investigation conducted in collaboration with Republic of Armenia Police, different rifles, pistols, grenade launchers, grenades, explosive materials and equipment, cartridges, bullets, communication devices and other arms and ammunitions were discovered. Particularly, 6 “AK-74”, 6 “AKM” rifles one of which with a silencer, one “TT” pistol, one smooth-bore gun, one air gun, 5261 bullets of different calibers, two home-made explosive devices, anti-tank missile, nearly 1200 grams of “TNT” explosive substance, approximately fifty grams of plastic explosives, 11 “F1” grenades, 46 “RG” grenades, 3 “RGD-5” grenades, two anti tank missile launchers, other explosives, OMRs, binoculars, detonators, a large quantity of military uniforms were discovered in the private house rented by Artur Vardanyan.

Maps of Yerevan and Gyumri cities with notes on them, books confirming the clandestine group’s preparatory works for especially grave crimes, were also discovered.

A criminal case has been initiated by Republic of Armenia NSS by the 1st and 2nd points of 233 article and 3rd point of 235 article of Republic of Armenia criminal code. Preliminary investigation is underway. The head of the clandestine group and its members are arrested. 








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