Video: Large-scale Import of Russian Rubles to Armenia Discovered by the State Revenue Committee

A large-scale import of cash amounting to 72.6 million Russian rubles into Armenia has been uncovered. This was reported by the State Revenue Committee of Armenia, providing further details:

"As part of the intensified monitoring of cash movements across Armenia's air and land borders, the investigation and operational intelligence department of the State Revenue Committee, along with the National Security Service, received operational information through joint efforts. According to this information, a Russian citizen, R.T., was arriving in Armenia from the Russian Federation, planning to carry especially large amounts of cash. To verify this information, urgent operational and investigative measures were undertaken. As a result, shortly after arriving in Armenia, R.T. was found at Zvartnots Airport, carrying 65 million Russian rubles, which is equivalent to approximately 321 million AMD."

Based on reasonable suspicion of committing a crime, officers from the investigation and operational intelligence department of the State Revenue Committee arrested the Russian citizen at Zvartnots Airport and transferred him to the said department. A report has been submitted to the Economic Crimes and Smuggling Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of Armenia regarding the apparent crime. The arrested individual has also been presented to the Investigative Committee. A criminal case has been initiated under the relevant article of the RA Criminal Code, and R.T. has been placed under house arrest by a court decision.

Notably, a day after R.T.'s arrival in Armenia, a relative of his, H.T., also a citizen of the Russian Federation, was found to be in possession of a large amount of cash—7.6 million Russian rubles, equivalent to approximately 37 million AMD. He too was arrested based on reasonable suspicion of committing a crime under the relevant article of the RA Criminal Code and transferred to the Committee's investigation and operational intelligence department, followed by the Investigative Committee, where a criminal case was initiated against H.T. as well, with house arrest imposed by court decision as a measure of restraint.

The statement emphasizes that the investigation and operational intelligence department of the State Revenue Committee will continue intensified monitoring of cash movements across Armenia's air and land borders and urges citizens to transfer funds from abroad through legal financial institutions, avoiding cash transfers through unofficial channels.