thejudge concluded that the judge concluded that there was no evidence of links between syrian officials the mammals trafficking. but we have gained access to a 600 page report which contains a series of whatsapp messages he sent to someone he called the boss, whose phone number consists of mainly the same digit repeated numerous times. in syria, it s known as a code number. 0ur our investigation of the number indicates it belongs to this major general. he is an asset s right hand man in the fourth division and is to run its powerful security bureau the tip if the boss really is hassan, it suggests that one of syria s most senior officers is linked to the legal captagon trade worth billions of dollars. the illegal captagon trade. elites in syria profit. while the arab world struggles to contain an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale ofthe an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale of the revenues an epidemic of drug abuse. the sale of the revenues dwarfs an epidemic of drug abus
wagner group. but prigozhin, the man who met the mutiny, mr prigozhin said he had not tried to overthrow the government but was instead resisting attempts to bring the wagner group under control of the russian defence ministry. our russian correspondent reports. the last time we saw prigozhin, under a deal with the kremlin on saturday, the chief had pulled back his fighters in exchange for immunity from prosecution. and he agreed to move to belarus. it is not clear where he is now. belarus. it is not clear where he is ow- he is now. but today, mr prigozhin he is now. but today, mr prigozhin posted - he is now. but today, mr prigozhin posted this - he is now. but today, mr - prigozhin posted this message. he had tried to he did not try to overthrow the government he just wanted to stop wagner group from being disbanded and those made mistakes in the special military operation against ukraine. to reassert his authority, president putin had security chiefs at a late night
evidence that the money wagner makes extracting natural resources like african redwood and gold is being used to fund its activities in ukraine. this might explain why russia is keen to maintain wagner s presence in africa, despite this weekend s attempted mutiny. translation: in addition to relations with this private military company, the governments of the central african republic and mali have official contacts with our leadership. at their request, several hundred soldiers are working in the central african republic as instructors, and this work will continue. it s not clear what the future of wagner in europe will be, but the kremlin will be reluctant for them to leave africa. as long as they command influence and natural resources . mayenijones, bbc news, kyiv.
thousands of miles away, in the central african republic and mali, the un says they ve carried out summary executions and torture. wagner has worked in africa for almost a decade. it provides private security for presidents and fight insurgents. it often claims its operatives are only instructors hired to train local armed forces. but analysts say the company s security operation is only half the picture. so wagner s operational strategy over the past two to three years has really been to expand both its military and economic footprint in africa. so it has a network of companies associated with it by which it pursues commercial activities in the countries where it operates. and they d be looking to expand that. investigations have found evidence that the money wagner makes extracting natural resources like african redwood and gold is being used to fund its activities in ukraine. this might explain why russia is keen to maintain wagner s presence in africa,