{"id":273530,"date":"2023-06-11T13:26:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=273530"},"modified":"2023-06-11T13:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-11T12:26:05","slug":"russia-detains-us-citizen-on-drug-trafficking-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/06\/11\/russia-detains-us-citizen-on-drug-trafficking-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia detains US citizen on drug trafficking charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russian authorities arrested and detained an American citizen named Michael Travis Leake on drug trafficking charges.<\/p>\n<p>According to NBC, Leake, a paratrooper and musician, was apprehended on Saturday in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>The US citizen in question has been charged with &#8220;illegal production, sale, or shipment of narcotic drugs on a large scale,&#8221; according to state-run Radio Sputnik.<\/p>\n<p>Moscow courts later confirmed the arrest. It said that the maximum sentence for this crime was 20 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are aware of reports of the recent arrest of a US citizen in Moscow,\u201d a State Department spokesperson told NBC News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen a US citizen is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/04\/29\/former-nigerian-senator-arrested-detained-in-abuja\/\">detained overseas<\/a>, the Department pursues consular access as soon as possible and works to provide all appropriate consular assistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State Department spokesperson has not commented further on the matter citing privacy considerations.<\/p>\n<p>However, he added, \u201cThe Department of State has no higher priority than the safety and security of US citizens abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC reported that Leake will remain in custody until August 6.<\/p>\n<p>The US government has said it would continue to mount pressure on Russia to release Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and American businessman Paul Whelan who are currently held.<\/p>\n<p>This spring, State Department formally declared that Gershkovich was being wrongfully detained \u2014 an official classification that allows its Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs to devote even more resources to secure his release.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian authorities arrested and detained an American citizen named Michael Travis Leake on drug trafficking charges. 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