Moscow [Russia], May 21: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has intercepted two separate shipments of cocaine totaling over 1.8 tonnes, the FSB said in a statement Tuesday.
The FSB carried out two operations in March and April, seizing 1,100 kg and 725 kg of cocaine, respectively. The drugs had been smuggled into Russia from South America and were intended for shipment to European countries, the agency said.
Four people were arrested following the raids, involving a Ukrainian citizen and his accomplice, who had received Russian citizenship in 2022, and two nationals from South America.
The seized drugs, worth 6 billion rubles (around 74.3 million U.S. dollars) were also partly intended for distribution within Russia, according to the FSB.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
