Cape Verde court finds Russians guilty in record cocaine bust

Policemen stand guard outside the courthouse during a trial of eleven Russian sailors, accused of smuggling over nine tonnes of cocaine from Central America, in Praia City, Cape Verde January 27, 2020. REUTERS/ Jolio Rodrigues

The 9.5 tonnes of cocaine were seized in February 2019 after the ship, which was travelling to Morocco from South America, docked at the port of Praia for legal reasons following the death of a crew member. Captain Sergei Kotlovskii said during the trial that he had been forced to take the drugs onboard in the Caribbean by the ship’s owner and that the 10 crew members were not aware of the illicit cargo.

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