A case of producing and selling counterfeit alcohol has been uncovered.
01-08-2026 11:14 Armenia Social
The officers of the Criminal Police Department of Shirak Province received operational information that a 33-year-old resident of Gyumri was producing, bottling, and selling various types of vodka without the appropriate permits.
As a result of operational-investigative measures, it was determined that the information was credible.
A criminal case has been initiated, within the framework of which a search was conducted in the yard of the 33-year-old man's house on Hovsepyan Street, where 244 bottles of counterfeit vodka of various capacities, as well as various devices for producing and bottling vodka, and 314 empty bottles were found.
The compiled documents have been sent to the Shirak Provincial Investigative Department.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs urges to refrain from illegal entrepreneurial activities. It is a criminally punishable act, and in such cases, people's health may also be endangered. Law enforcement agencies are carrying out consistent work to uncover and prevent such incidents.
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