Russian sailors arrested with 9.5 tons of cocaine

Authorities in Cape Verde, a country in Africa, arrested 11 Russian sailors carrying 9.5 tonnes of cocaine.

"We are in close contact with the investigating authorities, directly with the detainees, we hold the pulse, we expect details," – said the representative of the Russian Embassy to the republic [19659004] According to the publication of the "Bulletin of the Sea", the ESER ship under the flag Panama left Morocco to go to Morocco and forcibly stopped at the port of Praia in Cape Verde. This occurred after the death of one of the crew members for an unidentified reason.

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Local police discovered 9.5 tons of cocaine on board. Authorities arrested the crew, the ship is in the harbor. An official at the embassy confirmed that, according to preliminary information, the detention was suspected of drug trafficking.