The Iranian citizen, who had escaped from the State Revenue Committee (SRC) of Armenia, has been found and detained, and a criminal case has been initiated in connection with the incident, informs the Investigative Committee of Armenia.

At around 22:00 on November 6, the aforesaid detainee had fled from the SRC building, where the department of customs service and control at land border crossing points of Armenia, and the department of customs service and control of foreign economic activity of Armenia operate.

On that day, Iranian citizen Milad M., 36, who was transferred to the SRC from Armenia’s Syunik Province, had fled during an investigative operation along the lines of the investigation of a criminal case.

A criminal proceeding has been launches against him in Syunik Province, and the Syunik provincial court of general jurisdiction has ruled to place him under pretrial detention.