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Moscow court detains U.S. citizen on drug charges
  + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
June 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen, a musician and a former paratrooper, has been detained in Russia on charges of organising a drug trafficking operation, a Moscow court said on Saturday. "On June 10, 2023, Moscow's Khamovniki District Court took a measure of restraint against a U.S. citizen," according to a statement on the Telegram messaging app by Moscow's courts of general jurisdiction. "The former paratrooper and a musician, who is accused of running a drug dealing business involving young people, will remain in custody until Aug. 6, 2023." Russia's Interfax news agency reported that if found guilty, the man can face up to 12 years in prison. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Edmund KlamannOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Lidia Kelly, Edmund Klamann Organizations: Moscow's, Reuters, U.S . State Department, Thomson Locations: Russia, Moscow, Moscow's Khamovniki, Melbourne
Russia arrests U.S. citizen on drug dealing charges
  + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
MOSCOW, June 11 (Reuters) - A U.S. musician and former paratrooper has been arrested in Moscow on drug dealing charges and his court appearance, locked in a metal cage, has been shown on state television. "The former paratrooper and a musician, who is accused of running a drug dealing business involving young people, will remain in custody until Aug. 6, 2023." The spokesperson did not say if U.S. officials had yet had consular access to Leake. When Leake initially came to Moscow, he worked as an English teacher and helped translate songs for Russian bands. Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was arrested in March on espionage charges that he, the Journal and Washington deny.
Persons: Michael Travis Leake, REN, Leake, Brittney Griner, Paul Whelan, Washington, Evan Gershkovich, Guy Faulconbridge, Lidia Kelly, Edmund Klamann, Frances Kerry Organizations: Moscow's, Reuters, REN TV, State Department, U.S ., Street, Washington, Thomson Locations: MOSCOW, U.S, Moscow, Russian, Moscow's Khamovniki, Leake, Russia's, Ukraine, United States, Russia, Washington, Melbourne
CNN —A US citizen has been detained in Moscow according to a Telegram statement from Moscow’s courts of general jurisdiction. The man was detained on Saturday where “the Khamovniki District Court of Moscow took a preventive measure against an American citizen,” it said. The US State Department on Saturday said it was aware of reports of the detention of a US citizen but declined to comment further, citing privacy considerations. “We are aware of reports of the recent arrest of a US citizen in Moscow,” a State Department spokesperson said. “When a US citizen is detained overseas, the department pursues consular access as soon as possible and works to provide all appropriate consular assistance.”This is a breaking news story.
Persons: , Organizations: CNN, US State Department, State Department Locations: Moscow, Khamovniki, American,
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