Weapons were smuggled to the Caucasus via Ukraine – FSBRussians and Ukrainians smuggled weapons from EU countries to the North Caucasus via Ukraine, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Thursday.13:34 20.03.2014
Russian man to be tried for bringing in drugs by mail from US and NetherlandsA court in Khabarovsk will hear a case involving a local resident who ordered various drugs by mail. From the US, he received blotters of synthetic drugs and a package of cocaine from the Netherlands, a regional office of the Federal Drug Control Service reports.11:54 20.03.2014
Five Russians and two Ukrainians arrested in Hong Kong with $3mln in heroinThe Hong Kong police arrested five Russian and two Ukrainian nationals for the attempted trafficking of some 32 kg of heroin valued at $3 million, the English language daily, Standard, reports Monday.11:35 17.03.2014
US prison prepares a reply to Russian pilot’s health requestOfficials at a US prison where Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko is serving a term for drug trafficking are preparing a response to a request for medical assistance for the convict, attorney Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti.12:00 19.02.2014
Drugs police in Siberia detained with 18kg of heroinMore than 18 kilograms of heroin have been seized from a group of drug police officers in Siberia, investigators said Thursday.10:23 17.01.2014
Russian man pleads not guilty to US arms smuggling chargesDmitry Ustinov, a Russian national whose extradition by Lithuania to the US provoked outrage in his native country, pleaded not guilty last week to charges relating to illegally smuggling arms, according to court documents obtained by RAPSI.16:08 09.12.2013
Businessmen tied to Viktor Bout by media file defamation lawsuitBabushkinsky District court of Moscow is reviewing a lawsuit filed by entrepreneurs Sergei Denisenko and Andrei Kosolapov, who were dubbed partners of Russian businessman Viktor Bout, convicted for arms trafficking in the US by the “Liberty” radio website.17:06 20.11.2013
Ukrainian diplomats try to reach citizens detained in IndiaUkrainian diplomats in India will push for the meeting with the three Ukrainian nationals that were detained with the Seaman Guard Ohio ship on suspicion of weapons smuggling.11:19 21.10.2013
Ukraine confirms 1 national held in India for arms smugglingOne Ukrainian citizen – not three, as previously reported – aboard a Sierra Leone-flagged ship has been arrested by Indian coastguards on suspicion of arms smuggling, Ukraine’s foreign ministry said Friday.17:32 18.10.2013
US Supreme Court refuses to hear Russian jailed pilot caseThe U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear an appeal filed by Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who had been sentenced to 20 years in jail in the United States for involvement in conspiring to smuggle drugs.14:40 17.10.2013
Kazakh diplomat charged with cigarette smuggling in GermanyProsecutors in Kazakhstan have launched a criminal case against one of the nation's most senior diplomats in Germany, whose arrest there on charges of cigarettes smuggling was branded by the foreign minister as a “shame” to his countryю17:08 16.10.2013
Russian authorities uncover Gibraltar coal smuggling ringPolice, Federal Security Service and customs officials uncovered an illegal coal smuggling operation, with Gibraltar at the receiving end, Interior Ministry reported on Tuesday.15:58 15.10.2013
Russian sailors acquitted of smuggling in NigeriaA Nigerian court on Tuesday has aquitted seven Russian sailors form the Myre Seadiver crew of arms smuggling charges, the Russian consulate in Nigeria reports.13:14 08.10.2013
Russian national suspected of drug smuggling deported from ThailandRussian national Anatoly Gural suspected of drug smuggling has been deported from Thailand to Russia.10:44 25.09.2013
German national sentenced to 9.5 years for drug smuggling in RussiaThe District Court of Kaliningrad sentenced a German national who was convicted of having smuggled nearly two kilograms of amphetamine across the border to 9.5 years in prison.16:55 09.09.2013
4 charged over China timber smuggling - policeFour Russians have been charged with smuggling timber valued at 100 million rubles ($3 million) a month into neighboring China, police said Wednesday.12:55 21.08.2013
Russian woman held at Hong Kong airport with 12 kilos of cocaine – reportA Russian woman has been detained at Hong Kong airport with 12 kilograms of cocaine in her backpack, the South China Morning Post reported Wednesday.11:44 15.08.2013
Second request for review of Russian smuggler pilot's case in US rejectedThe New York Court of Appeals has rejected the motion for the full court to review the case of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugs smuggling.11:05 15.08.2013
Moscow irate over Lithuania's extradition of Russian man to USMoscow is outraged by Lithuania’s decision to extradite a Russian national to the United States, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.10:02 15.08.2013