Russian police bust ring of timber smugglers to ChinaRussian police have busted an international group suspected of costing the state over 2 billion rubles ($60 million) through the illegal purchase and sale to China of timber, Russia’s Interior Ministry reported on Wednesday.14:48 14.08.2013
Alleged Russian smuggler's attorneys appeal Lithuanian extradition rulingThe lawyers of Russian national Dmitry Ustinov, who was detained in Lithuania on suspicion of arms smuggling, have appealed the decision of the Vilnius District Court to extradite him to the United States.10:30 30.07.2013
Moscow police find prayers for protection amidst massive cocaine shipmentThe Moscow police have reported that among boxes containing upwards of 120 kilos of cocaine, each one contained sheets of paper with special prayers for protection on them.16:10 26.07.2013
Moscow hopes Lithuania will review alleged Russian smuggler's US extraditionRussia hopes that a Lithuianian court's decision to extradite Russian national Dmirty Ustinov to the United States will be reviewed, Russias Foreign Ministry Human Rights Envoy Konstantin Dolgov said on Wednesday.12:53 24.07.2013
Lawyer says Lithuania can refuse to extradite alleged smuggler Ustinov to USThe lawyer of Russian national Dmitry Ustinov, who was detained in Lithuania at the request of the United States on suspicion of arms smuggling, said the court can refuse to extradite his client.10:16 17.07.2013
Wrestler gets 5 years in prison for bringing steroids from ThailandA court in Irkutsk in eastern Siberia has sentenced wrestler Igor Cherkesov in absentia to five years in prison for bring prohibited medicine from Thailand, the regional department of the Federal Drug Control Service reported on Tuesday.13:51 16.07.2013
Nigerian court postpones trial of Russian sailorsA Nigerian court postponed until October 8 the trial of the remaining seven of the 15 Russian sailors who were arrested near the West African country’s coast in October 2012 on arms smuggling charges.15:07 10.07.2013
Lithuania postpones case of alleged Russian arms smuggler detained at US requestThe Vilnius District Court, which began hearing the case of an alleged Russian arms smuggler detained in Lithuania at the United States' request on Tuesday, has postponed the hearing until July 16 to give the defendant time to study the case materials sent from the US.10:17 10.07.2013
Russian pilot's defense seeks Russian and Ukrainian support in US courtA US judge has refused to accept documents proving that the US secret services' hunt for Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko in Ukraine was illegal, lawyer Alexei Tarasov told RIA Novosti on the phone from Oklahoma City on Thursday.12:51 04.07.2013
Criminals smuggling drugs from Bolivia to Russia sentenced up to 17 yearsThe Moscow City Court has sentenced a group of criminals who smuggled drugs from Bolivia to Russia to long prison sentences ranging from 11.5 to 17 years, the court's press service told RAPSI.17:30 25.06.2013
Russians in China could face death penalty for smuggling bear pawsTwo men from the Trans-Baikal Territory in Siberia who were detained by Chinese customs officers for transporting 213 bear paws could face capital punishment.12:11 19.06.2013
US court rejects Russian smuggler pilot's appeal against 20-year sentenceThe US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York has rejected the appeal of Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugs smuggling.10:41 11.06.2013
British national sentenced to death in Egypt for drug smugglingA court in Egypt has sentenced a British national to death for the alleged attempted to smuggle three metric tons of cannabis (hashish) into the country.09:56 04.06.2013
Netherlands-Russia drug ring members indicted for traffickingDeputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin has endorsed the indictment in a case of a large shipment of drugs and psychotropic substances to Russia from the Netherlands.12:03 31.05.2013
African suspected of smuggling illegal migrants detained in UkraineUkrainian Security Service officers have detained an African citizen in the Kharkov region who is suspected of smuggling illegal migrants from Russia.17:51 27.05.2013
UK denies legal funds for cocaine trafficker facing death in BaliThe Court of Appeal of England and Wales released a judgment Wednesday detailing its earlier decision to dismiss an appeal launched by Lindsay Sandiford – a 56-year-old British woman sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia after having been caught with ten packets of cocaine in the Bali airport – challenging the Secretary of State’s decision not to assist in funding her death-penalty appeal.15:02 23.05.2013
Russian wanted in the US for arms trafficking detained in LithuaniaLithuanian and US law enforcement officers have detained a suspected Russian arms dealer, Dmitry Ustinov, at Vilnius Airport.12:52 23.05.2013
80 kg of heroin seized in Tajik trainA total of 80 kg (over 176 lbs) of heroin were discovered on a train en route from the Tajik capital of Dushanbe to Moscow on Wednesday.09:23 16.05.2013
Russian weightlifters arrested for smuggling steroidsAuthorities in Perm have arrested two Russian weightlifters accused of smuggling and trafficking steroids from Belarus.14:58 24.04.2013
Cocaine trafficker linked to Yaroshenko sentenced to 12 years in USMarcel Acevedo Sarmiento, alleged accomplice to Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko whose 20-year drug trafficking sentence by an American court in 2011 bolstered a diplomatic row between Russia and America, was sentenced to 12 years in prison in a US federal court Tuesday for conspiracy to import cocaine to the US.11:49 13.03.2013