Citizen of the city of Yerevan V. Ch., has created and managed “Shoko.178” and “Shoko 178” and other marketplaces with the similar name in the application named Telegram since November 2019 for the purpose of illegal drug circulation.

 

By the criminal proceedings examined in the General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the Investigative Committee it was found out that during 2019-2021 V.Ch. realized MDMB-2201 (5F-MDMB-PICA) drug, also known as Shoko in a particularly large amount through the abovementioned marketplaces.

 

To hide the real nature of the financial means in a particularly large amount—AMD 53 million 479 thousand 443 received from the drug realization V.CH. and L.Ch. transferred received money to different e-wallets registered under the name of different persons, however actually managed by them in Armenia and in foreign countries. Afterwards, in the same way the money was transferred to their own e-wallets, cashed out or otherwise disposed by them.

 

Under the decision of the supervising prosecutor a public criminal prosecution was initiated against V.Ch. and L.Ch., under point 2 of part 3 of article 393, point 3 of part 3 of article 296 and point 3 of part 3 of article 46-296 of the RA Criminal Code. Charges were brought against them.

 

The preliminary examination under the criminal proceedings was completed. On April 7, 2023 the supervising prosecutor decided to sign an indictment and submit it to the court with the materials of the criminal case.

 

 

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.