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Russia, working with U.S., seizes cocaine, arrests traffickers, says Moscow
This content was published on December 29, 2020 - 09:10
December 29, 2020 - 09:10
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it had worked with U.S. authorities to seize large quantities of cocaine and break up an international drug smuggling ring.
In a rare statement on law enforcement cooperation between Moscow and Washington, the FSB said it had seized 330 kilogrammes (728 lbs) of cocaine mostly in the Moscow region in a joint operation with the U.S. Justice Department s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) this year.
It said the joint operation, which began in St. Petersburg in May, helped identify and detain members of a criminal group smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe and Russia.