Daily Mail: Police seize 400kg of cocaine worth £35 million from the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires 'after busting gang using diplomatic couriers to traffic drugs to Europe'
* Russian ambassador tipped of the authorities after luggage found in embassy
* A sting operation was mounted with drugs intercepted and replaced with flour
* Operation resulted in the arrest of two suspects in Argentina and three in Russia
* High purity drugs destined for Russia as well as Germany, where gang boss lives
A police officer and a former Russian diplomatic official are among those arrested after authorities seized a large cocaine shipment at the Russian embassy in Buenos Aires.
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said that 860 pounds (389 kilograms) of the drug were hidden inside diplomatic luggage.
The investigation began after Victor Koronelli, the Russian ambassador to the South American country, and three members of the Russian federal security service, reported to Bullrich that they had suspicions about the luggage found at a school annex of the embassy.
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WNU Editor: Russia already has a growing problem with heroin, but apparently cocaine is still popular.
More News On The Massive Amount Of Cocaine Seized At The Russian Embassy In Argentina
Two Argentines arrested in Russian embassy cocaine probe -- Reuters
Argentina foils diplomatic luggage cocaine plot -- BBC
Argentina: Drug seizure at Russian embassy leads to arrests -- ABC News/AP
Russian Embassy in Argentina Caught Up in Cocaine Smuggling Probe -- Moscow Times
5 Arrested After 14-Month-Long Probe Into Russian Embassy Cocaine Smuggling -- International Business Times
An Embassy, 850 Pounds of Cocaine and Now 6 Arrests -- New York Times
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