The State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia issued clarifications regarding the escape and detention of an Iranian citizen

ArmInfo. The State Revenue Committee of the Republic of Armenia has issued a clarification regarding the escape and detention of an Iranian citizen.

Earlier today, a report was received that 36-year-old Iranian citizen Milad M., brought from the Syunik region, escaped from the SRC administrative building. He was later identified and arrested.

In this regard, the SRC reports that it attaches great importance to providing the public with complete and reliable information about the events. At the same time, it is regrettable that certain media outlets, without disclosing all the circumstances of the incident, are conveying one-sided information to the public, ignoring the results of law enforcement actions. In particular, some media outlets disseminated incomplete information about the escape of an Iranian citizen detained by a court order, failing to mention that the fugitive was found shortly thereafter as a result of a joint operation by the SRC Anti-Smuggling Department and the police of the RA Ministry of Internal Affairs. "Presenting only individual episodes of the incident may create a false impression of what happened and the actions of the competent authorities. In such situations, it is the professional duty of the media to clarify all the circumstances of the incident before publication, contact the relevant authorities, and provide the public with reliable and comprehensive information."

Presenting a full description of the case, the department reported that on November 3, 2026, at approximately 7:00 PM, a truck driven by M.M., a citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran who arrived in the Republic of Armenia from the Islamic Republic of Iran, was subjected to customs inspection as part of customs control. As a result of the inspection, a particularly large quantity of narcotics was discovered. Based on immediate suspicion of drug smuggling, the latter was detained and transferred to the Syunik Regional Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia, and subsequently arrested by decision of the relevant court. During covert investigative actions within the framework of the criminal proceedings on November 6, 2026, at approximately 10:00 PM, the latter escaped.

As a result of operational investigative measures and searches conducted by officers of the SRC Anti-Smuggling Department and the police on November 11, 2026, at approximately 11:30 PM, the escaped prisoner, citizen of the Islamic Republic of Iran M.M., was located and taken to the Anti-Smuggling Department, and then to the Nubarashen Correctional Facility.