The case of 927.6 kilos of heroin discovered by Armenian customs officers will be sent to court in one month's time. Public defender Artak Garoyan, who is Turkish citizen Osman Oğurlu's attorney, in conversation with Hetq, said the defense is now working on changing the charge against Oğurlu.
Avtandil Martiashvili, the driver, had entered Armenia from Iran and was headed for Georgia. He was arrested on the spot and charged with drug smuggling. A Turkish citizen, Osman Oğurlu, was arrested several days later in Yerevan as an accomplice.
The lawyer of Turkish citizen Osman Oğurlu, who arrested as an accomplice in what Armenian law enforcement calls the largest drug bust in the country’s history, has spoken to Hetq about his client’s involvement in the Jan. 17 incident at the Meghri border crossing with Iran.
927.6 kilograms of heroin were discovered when a truck entering Armenia from Iran was inspected at the Meghri customs house on January 17, according to a report released today by the RA National Security Service (NSS).