In the course of the preliminary investigation of the criminal proceeding initiated in General Department for Investigation of Economic Crimes and Smuggling of the RA Investigative Committee factual data were obtained on the allegation that S.N., the Armenian national, a citizen of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who arrived in the RA on May 30, 2026, and M.N., a RA citizen, acting as part of a group pursuant to a prior agreement, acquired a particularly large amount of funds in Germany and illegally transported them into the RA by smuggling, without submitting a customs declaration regarding the cash in their possession and concealing the fact that they were carrying cash. Specifically, they transported banknotes totaling 956 thousand 400 EUR equivalent to 397 million 156 thousand 944 AMD packaged in nominally designated envelopes. Subsequently, as a result of a customs inspection conducted by the officers of the State Revenue Committee, a total of 956 thousand 400 EUR in cash was discovered concealed in various designated envelopes in different parts of the clothing contained in their luggage. The funds were confiscated. 

In the course of the preliminary investigation, by the supervising prosecutor’s decision, public criminal prosecution was initiated against S.N. and M.N. according to the Points 2 and 4 of the Part 2 of the Article 291 of RA Criminal Code. 

One of them was detained, administrative supervision was applied as a pretrial measure against the other. 

The cash was recognized as material evidence for the purpose of subsequently ensuring the confiscation of the subject matter of the smuggling.

The criminal proceeding with the bill of indictment was referred to the supervising prosecutor for approval and referral to court.