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Fugitive drug trafficker caught after strolling with ‘dead dolphin’ Fugitive drug trafficker caught after strolling with ‘dead dolphin’
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A Russian man who was being sought on drug trafficking charges, ended up in custody after starring in a bizarre viral video A Russian man being sought on drug trafficking charges has ended up in custody after starring in a bizarre viral video
Russian police have apprehended a 40-year-old man who was on authorities’ wanted list, suspected of trafficking drugs in exceptionally large quantities, after he was spotted on a CCTV camera casually carrying around a dead marine mammal around the resort city of Sochi. Russian police have apprehended a 40-year-old drug trafficking suspect, after he was spotted on CCTV casually carrying what was described as a “dead dolphin” around the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
The bizarre video circulating online shows the man carrying his ‘catch’ into his apartment. Local police said on Thursday when they examined the footage, identifying the man as a fugitive from Moscow Region who is sought on the drug-trafficking charges. A bizarre video circulating online shows the man, who was on a wanted list, carrying his ‘catch’ into his apartment.
While the police identified the animal as a “dead dolphin,” available footage suggests it was actually a harbor porpoise, a small whale species related more to belugas and narwhals than to true dolphins. Local police said on Thursday that after examining the footage, they identified the man as a fugitive from Moscow Region who was being sought on drug-trafficking charges.
The animal was already dead when the suspect found it on the beach, as the police noted, without elaborating on why the man decided to snatch the dead creature in the first place. Police described the animal as a “dead dolphin,” although footage suggests it was actually a harbor porpoise, a small whale species related more to belugas and narwhals than to dolphins.
The man was taken into custody at his residence in the beachside town of Adler, located to the south of Sochi. The suspect will shortly be handed over to the authorities of Moscow Region to face charges of trafficking drugs in exceptionally large quantities. If found guilty, the man faces from 15 to 20 years behind bars. The animal was already dead when the suspect found it on the beach, police noted, without elaborating on why he had decided to take it with him.
The suspect was taken into custody at his residence in the beachside town of Adler, just to the south of Sochi. He will shortly be handed over to the authorities of Moscow Region to face charges of trafficking drugs in exceptionally large quantities. If found guilty, he faces between 15 and 20 years behind bars.