Police in Spain have seized 13 tons of banned chemicals, including “possible” chemical weapons precursors, that were bound for Russia despite the sanctions imposed on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, they said on Tuesday.
“During the investigation, it was proven that internationally sanctioned chemicals, some of them possible precursors for chemical weapons or nerve agents, had been exported in the past using this company structure,” national police and the tax authority said in a joint statement.
The statement did not say which chemicals were seized in the latest operation.
The Spanish company had established a sophisticated logistical and financial network to export internationally sanctioned chemical products to Russia, police said.
However, Russia has repeatedly denied the accusations, with Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov telling reporters in May that Moscow remained bound by its obligations under the treaty that bans chemical weapons.
Persons:
Sant Feliu, Santa Perpetua, Mogoda, Dmitry Peskov
Organizations:
police, European Union
Locations:
Spain, Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, “, Sant, del Valles, Santa, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, United States, Britain, London