A foreign citizen was taken into custody in C block of the Golomt apartment complex, which is located near the Western Road Intersection in Ulaanbaatar, earlier today (2 October). According to the General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia, the unnamed foreign national living in Ulaanbaatar was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly spying. Furthermore, intelligence officers have seized four boxes of evidence from the home the suspect. The special operation lasted for two hours and shocked neighbours.

Under the law, if a foreign citizen undertakes espionage in Mongolia, they will be punished by 12-20 years imprisonment.