 Armenia seizes 1 ton of cocaine worth €250 million May 17, 2023 - 13:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A company importing fruits to Armenia has brought 1 ton of cocaine to the country via the Panama-Italy-Georgia route, the National Security Service reports. The haul, which is currently with the National Security Service, is worth more than 250 million euros. It was reported earlier, that police in southern Italy seized 2,700 kg of highly pure cocaine hidden in two refrigerated containers containing bananas. The shipment had come from Guayaquil in Ecuador and its final destination was Armenia, via the Black Sea port of Batumi in Georgia.   Top stories The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Armenia has registered Covid-19-related deaths in 23 vaccinated individuals so far, according to Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan. Poland has donated 201,640 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Armenia's Health Ministry, the Polish Embassy in Yerevan reveals.   Partner news |  Latest news Moscow says will discuss extension of Russian peacekeeping mission with Baku  Moscow will discuss with Baku the possibility of extending the mission of Russian peacekeepers, Dmitry Peskov said.Henrikh Mkhitaryan calls for Ruben Vardanyan’s release Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined calls for the release of Ruben Vardanyan.Karabakh crisis: Canada to provide $2.5M in aid Canada will provide $2.5 million to help meet the humanitarian needs of the forcibly displaced people.U.S. says “quite serious” about Karabakh international mission The United States is “quite serious” about the international mission in Nagorno-Karabakh. |
