Employees of NSS of Armenia seized a party of false bank cards issued in U.S.

YEREVAN, August 10. /ARKA/. On Wednesday, in the result of search operations, the employees of National Security Service of Armenia seized plastic cards issued in the U.S. from a passenger of Yerevan-Moscow flight, press-center of the Security Service informs.

“In the airport “Zvartnots” in the result of re-screening of cargo belonging to a passenger of Yerevan-Moscow flight Armen Tumanyan, 21 plastic cards issued by the American banks was discovered”, the press release states.

The given cards were planned to use with the purpose of stealing cash and property through false transactions in the banks and shopping centers.

Preliminary investigation of the criminal case on this fact conducts Investigation Department of National Security Service.–0–

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