Tuesday, 19 April 2005

ARMENIAN ARMS SMUGGLING SUSPECT EXTRADITED TO U.S.

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Armen Barseghian, who is suspected of involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle arms to the U.S., was extradited from Armenia to the U.
Armen Barseghian, who is suspected of involvement in a conspiracy to smuggle arms to the U.S., was extradited from Armenia to the U.S. on 15 April and will appear before a New York court later this week, RFE/RL\'s Armenian Service reported on 18 April, quoting the U.S. embassy in Yerevan. Law enforcement sources in Yerevan identified Barseghian as a U.S. citizen who was born in Armenia and returned there in the mid-1990s to avoid prosecution in the United States.(RFE/RL)
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