The Division for Combating High-Tech Crime, under the General Department on Combating Organized Crime at the Police of the Republic of Armenia is a centralized unit, which is responsible for handling cybercrime with country-wide competency. The police have 10 days to determine the facts and the legal basis for the investigation and then decides either to close the matter, sends the case to the local police where evidence or a perpetrator is located, or to transfer the matter to the Investigative Committee. Thus, the Division is the primary police unit handling cybercrime cases at the preliminary stage (before an official investigation is opened by the Investigative Committee) and providing support to local units.
There are 8 officers employed at the Division for Combating High-Tech Crime of Armenian police. There are no specialised local units; where necessary, additional resources of the Organized Crime Department are used (either at the local offices or at the headquarters). The Division is competent to investigate offences committed against computer systems such as hacking, attacks on critical infrastructure, illegal interception and data interference. The Division is also competent to deal with offences involving technology such as computer related fraud, Internet crimes, offences involving the abuse of children, intellectual property offences as well as racism and xenophobia.