The Vardanyan brothers of Armenia, who were detained in Tanzania, are still in custody in this country.

According to our sources, the Tanzanian court has not yet made a decision on whether or not they are guilty.

Artyom, 52, and Eduard, 44, Vardanyan were detained on March 23, at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Tanzania.

The Citizen newspaper of this country reported that the brothers had attempted to transport 61 monkeys to Albania—and then to Armenia—with a cargo plane.

According to the newspaper, even though taking wild animals outside the country is prohibited in Tanzania, the Vardanyan brothers had managed to obtain the respective authorization.

Artyom Vardanyan is the proprietor of a large restaurant in Dzoraghbyur village in Kotayk Province of Armenia, and he keeps numerous exotic animals at this restaurant.