On May 16, 2024 the prosecutor signed the indictment regarding individuals engaged in money laundering and illegal circulation of drugs in especially large amounts and the individuals assisting them and submitted it to the court with the materials of the case. 

Under the criminal proceedings investigated in the Investigative Committee it was found out that A.M. created and managed a criminal organization engaged in the illegal circulation of drugs in especially large amounts and money laundering in especially large amounts, enrolling P.H., V.G. and H.G.. Besides that, it was found out that K.M., V.G., B.S., A.M. and V.G. assisted in illegal drug circulation and money laundering.

The head of the criminal organization created and managed online marketplaces in the application named Telegram, defined rules for the sale of drugs and prices.

As a result financial means in especially large amounts—AMD 1 billion 936 million 464 thousand was received as a result of the sale of drugs, and to hide the criminal origin, those amounts were received on different crypto currency accounts and afterword, through transfers and conversions, they were transferred to electronic wallets registered in the RA, under the names of different persons, but actually managed by the head and members of the criminal organization. After receiving the money, the head and members of the criminal organization transferred them to different individuals and organizations operating in the territory of RA and engaged in the exchange of crypto currencies in the Telegram application, and instructed to transfer the amount received as a result of the conversion to their electronic wallets as well as to the electronic wallets of related persons, sometimes to the credit cards, thus distorting the real origin of those amounts.  

The prosecutor initiated a public criminal prosecutions against the following individuals— A.M, head of the criminal organization under part 1 of article 318, points 1 and 2 of part 3 of article 318, points 1 and 3 of part 3 of article 296, P.H. under part 1 of article 297, part 1 of article 319, points 1 and 2 of part 3 of article 393 and points 1 and 3 of part 3 of article 296, H.G. under part 1 of article 319, points 1 and 2 of part 3 of article 393 and points 1 and 3 of part 3 of article 296, B.S. under point 2 of part 3 of article 46-393 and point 3 of part 3 of article 46-296, Vigen G under point 2 of part 2 of article 46-296 and point 2 of part 3 of article 46-393, K.M. under point 3 of part 3 of article 46-296 and Venera G under part1 of article 46-296 of the Criminal Code (public criminal prosecution was not initiated against Varazdat G. based on non-rehabilitation grounds, death of the person).

Notice:  A person charged with any crime shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty in the manner prescribed by the RA Criminal Procedure Code—by the judgment came into legal force.