RA SRC  identified cases of counterfeit vodka and tobacco products

ArmInfo.  Counterfeit alcoholic beverages and tobacco products with fake excise stamps have been found on the Armenian market, according to the State Revenue  Committee (SRC) of Armenia.

The SRC had received information that alcoholic beverages and tobacco  products of suspicious origin were being sold in  Armenia. In  response,  large-scale investigative operations were carried out in  the capital and various regions of the country in December 2025 to  uncover individuals involved in criminal schemes related to the  production and sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products. As a  result of comprehensive operational and investigative measures, 844  bottles of counterfeit alcoholic beverages, 46,720 packs of various  types of tobacco products, and 372 e-cigarettes were seized. They  were being sold illegally and y had counterfeit excise stamps and  control identification marks.

Furthermore, a review of advertisements for the sale of alcoholic  beverages and tobacco products on social media  revealed instances of  alcoholic beverages being sold without excise stamps and control  identification marks by seven individuals engaged in illegal  entrepreneurial activity. Appropriate reports were drawn up, and  administrative cases were initiated for these violations.