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A Russian man wanted by the United States for alleged money laundering and illegal arms sales has left Armenia after being briefly detained in Yerevan, RFE/RL  writes.

Mironov was detained on August 26 at Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport at the request of the U.S. government. But a court in Yerevan on August 29 dismissed a motion by Armenian prosecutors for Mironov to remain in custody to face proceedings for possible extradition to the United States.
According to the source, a lawyer for Sergei Mironov said on August 31 that Mironov had departed from Yerevan on a flight to Moscow.

Also, Mironov told Russian RIA Novosti  news agency that the Armenian authorities treated him like a guest. “It’s clear that due to the circumstances certain restrictions were applied, but overall everything was good, no pressure had been inflicted.”

Mironov then added that he isn’t scared of the trial procedure, yet he doesn’t intend leaving Russia anytime soon.

An international arrest warrant issued by U.S. authorities in May 2016 charged Mironov with money laundering and illegally transferring military technology from the United States to an undisclosed foreign country.

Mironov is an employee at the Moscow office of Synesis, a company developing high-tech video surveillance and computer-based business intelligence.