Russian sailors held in Cape Verde on suspicion of smuggling 9 tonnes of cocaine
The Russian embassy in Cape Verde, an archipelago off the coast of West Africa, declined immediate comment when contacted by phone on Saturday. According to Refinitive data, the vessel ESER remains in Porto Praia. Last February, six suspected drug traffickers were arrested after 389 kg (858 pounds) of cocaine was found in the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires. (Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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