Russia does not plan extra inspections of diplomatic missions after the cocaine scandal in Argentina : In the World : Vladim

News 28 February, 2018

The foreign Ministry is not going to get to an emergency inspection of diplomatic missions abroad after the cocaine scandal in Argentina. In the diplomatic circles of Russia said that allegations that the defendant in the “Argentine case” used for traffic dispatch, I think is absurd.

 

Representatives of Russian embassies in South Asia claim that their work accident in Argentina are not affected. Russian diplomats in Myanmar emphasize that the Embassy’s work so as to avoid even the hint of the relationship of employees with drug dealers. In addition, Russia has established cooperation with specialized agencies of the region in the fight against organized crime.

About “the Argentine case”, a former employee of the security service of the Ministry of foreign Affairs emphasizes that the history of cocaine has acquired fantastic details. He says that 400 kilograms of cocaine it is impossible to convey by diplomatic courier: it is difficult even to send a postcard without extreme need, and 12 suitcases with a cargo of 50 million Euro and even more.

Earlier it became known that in the Russian Embassy in Argentina, fellow of the technical staff of the Embassy hid in the building of the Embassy school 389 kilograms of the drug with the intent to smuggle it into Moscow. This attempt was stopped by the security services of Russia and Argentina.