Georgian national arrested in Yerevan in suspicion of drug trafficking

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 2, ARMENPRESS. Officers of the Criminal Intelligence Department of Yerevan Police have detained a Georgian citizen in suspicion of drug trafficking, police said.

The suspect is identified as Mikhayel Brudiani, 37.

The man does not have residence permit in Armenia, according to police.

He is suspected in illegally acquiring methamphetamines, cocaine and spice (range of laboratory-made chemicals that mimic the effects of tetrahydrocannabinol, colloquially known as Synthetic cannabinoids).

At the time of the arrest the suspect carried what appeared to be cocaine, multiple packages of meth and spice, as well as a large knife. The suspected drugs have been sent for laboratory confirmation.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan