More than 3,000 foreigners arrest for drug trafficking in Russia

Posted on May 4, 2008
Filed Under Europe, global drug trade |

In 2006, Russian law enforcement agencies arrest more than 3,000 foreigners of drug trafficking in Russia.  The traffickers were mostly from Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan. 

Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, “Illicit Drug Trends in the Russian Federation,” April 2008.

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