The Khimki Court of the Moscow District sentenced US citizen Andre Khachaturian, who was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport with a pistol, to eight years in prison. It has been reported DEA News.
“The court sentenced him to eight years in a penal colony,” the court said.
Khachaturian flew from the USA to Armenia via Moscow. He was detained with a Glok-17 pistol in the transit area of a Russian airport in December 2021. The ammunition was attached to the gun. All this was in a locked state with a key.
Khachaturian was accused of smuggling weapons (Part 1 of Article 226 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The prosecutor wanted nine years in prison for the American.
in PMC registeredShe said the man had difficulty communicating with SIZO staff and cellmates because he only knew English and Armenian.
At Sheremetyevo Airport in August 2021 detained Another US citizen is former US diplomat Mark Vogel. He was charged with smuggling and large-scale drug possession.