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29 January 2002 - 18:24 AMT

ARMENIAN SPECIAL SERVICES ARRESTED GROUP OF COINERS

Armenian special services have arrested a criminal group that was engaged in realization of false currency. The arrested, who turned out to be citizens of Georgia Zaza Vatasanadze, Yana Khuchishvili and Arkady Chobanian, tried to work off false $18900. The criminals managed to get gold ware and Armenian drams for a part of the above-mentioned sum. When arresting the criminals, 166 false $100 notes were found.