Armed foreigners steal 4.5 million rubles from man in Bishkek

Law enforcement officers detained two foreigners, who committed an armed robbery. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic reported.

Two men with a pistol attacked a citizen on October 31 in the center of Bishkek and stole 4.5 million rubles from him. After the attack they fled in an unknown direction. A case was opened under the article «Robbery» of the Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Employees of the Main Criminal Investigation Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs identified the suspects and detained them. They turned out to be foreign citizens, 34 and 27, who were wanted in their home country. At least 3,686 million rubles were seized from them during the arrest. They were placed in a pre-trial detention center. The investigation is ongoing.