An illegal extraction case has been uncovered; the state has suffered significant damage.
21-07-2026 10:30 Armenia Human Rights
The community police officers of the Yeghgnadzor division received information that a 70-year-old resident of Vayk, with the assistance of a 49-year-old man from Malishka village, organized illegal mining without a license and the necessary permits.
«The information was verified and confirmed. It turned out that illegal mining of volcanic basalt was taking place on community-designated land in Malishka village, with the stone being transported to a processing workshop owned by the 70-year-old man in Vayk and sold.”
On June 20, the community police of Yeghgnadzor went to the basalt extraction site, where they arrested and brought to the station the assisting 49-year-old man and four others. The crane they used and the truck loaded with basalt ore were moved to a secured special area.
The documents prepared have been submitted to the Vayots Dzor regional investigative department, where a criminal case has been initiated.
According to preliminary data, significant damage has been caused to the state.
The circumstances are being clarified»:
Ministry of Internal Affairs Police
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