YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 8, NOYAN TAPAN. An international criminal group that withdrew about 80 million drams (265 thoousand USD) from Armenian cash machines by means of forged plastic cards was rendered harmless in late August as a result of cooperation of VTB Armenia Bank and the RA National Security Service (NSS), the director general of VTB Armenia Bank Valery Ovsyannikov said at the September 8 press conference. According to him, the forgers were revealed by the employees of the bank's security unit and then were arrested by NSS officers "hot on their trail". As for the recent arrest of two employees of VTB Armenia Bank, V. Ovsyannikov said that he can speak about their guilt only after the court ruling. "Not all is definite in these issues: any person from outside may come and write an application that I stole money or took a bribe," he added.

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