Receiving medicine from abroad via mail is forbidden, even if it is a strong painkiller for the critically ill. The State Revenue Committee informs that medicine transfer through the border is strictly controlled similarly to drugs and psychotropic materials. Both Armenia and EAEU consider violations contraband. In 2017, 954 criminal cases have been initiated for packages sent from France, Belgium, Italy and the USA. In 2018, medicine was discovered in eight packages.
SRC urges people to warn their relatives living abroad not to send medicine by mail.
