Border Troops serviceman arrested in suspicion of fraud, grand theft

YEREVAN, AUGUST 13, ARMENPRESS. A serviceman of the National Security Service (NSS) Border Troops has been arrested in suspicion of fraud and grand theft.

According to a news release issued by the NSS, a serviceman of the Border Troops has offered two people to assist in getting hired for employment by the NSS for a bribe. The serviceman then stole a total of around 3,1 million drams from the two under the abovementioned and other pretexts by “taking advantage of their trust” during September-December of 2018.

The identity of the suspect hasn’t been disclosed.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan