Importing Cell Phones Into Armenia

With a virtual monopoly on everything else, why should cell phones be any different?

...the elder son of the Armenian President Sedrak Kocharyan controls the imports of mobile phones...a decision was made at the top level to transfer the monopoly of imports of mobile phones to...through Samvel Alexanyan, the sole importer of sugar to Armenia. It means Alexanyan is now a shareholder of Sedrak Kocharyan’s business...

...importers of cannot get customs clearance for a long time now. Meanwhile, it is impossible to get the mobiles to the market without customs clearance first...In addition, the National Security Service has displayed interest in companies which have been importing mobile phones to Armenia so far.

There you have it!

Source: Lragir