LAW-ENFORCERS ANNOUNCE HUNT FOR DEPUTY CUSTOMS HOUSE CHIEF
ARMENPRESS
Oct 23, 2007
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 23, ARMENPRESS: Armenian law-enforcement agencies have
announced a nation-wide hunt for a deputy chief of a customs office
in Gugark region, Lori province, who is suspected of soliciting an
‘extremely large bribe."
Sona Truzian, a spokeswoman for the office of prosecutor-general,
said the man, A. Ghulian, worked at Bagratashen customs house on the
border with Georgia.
She said prosecutors have found that A. Ghulian accepted a $.5,250
in bribe from two businessmen in return for registering a huge batch
of perfumes imported from Italy by a company as perfumes imported by
an individual entrepreneurs.
She said A Ghulian is accused on several counts of the criminal code
and a local court has issued an arrest warrant for the man who is on
the run.