Three employees of the Yerevan Zvartnots airport are suspected of stealing gold from a passenger, police reported.

Russian citizen has arrived on a flight from Moscow to the line police department of the Zvartnots airport. At the exit from the arrival hall, the passenger noticed that gold worth AMD 1 million 900 thousand had been stolen from his laggage.

Three airport officials have been detained on suspicion of theft. Stolen goods have been confiscated. A criminal case has been opened.