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Kyrgyzstani Fugitive Arrested in Salekhard After 10 Years on the Run

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In Salekhard, a citizen of Kyrgyzstan who has been wanted for ten years was detained. This information was reported by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

It is specified that the individual, who was put on the federal wanted list in 2014, was "found" in Salekhard. On April 25, he was detained by the criminal investigation department officers.

"During the operational-search activities, the 35-year-old citizen of Kyrgyzstan was detained in Salekhard by the officers of the criminal investigation department. The man, who had been evading investigative actions, was interrogated," the statement said.

The foreign national was wanted for using a fake passport. He managed to evade law enforcement agencies for ten years. After the detainment, the Kyrgyzstani citizen was sent to the capital to the initiators of the search - the police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs department in the Izmailovo district of Moscow.