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Ukraine, Russia crack cocaine ring

KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- The Ukrainian security service, working with international partners, has broken a major cocaine ring.

The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Federal Police of Argentina, the Intelligence Service of Ukraine, law enforcement agencies of Uruguay and Portugal, Russian Drug Control and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has succeeded in liquidating a major cocaine trafficking channel from Argentina to Ukraine.

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The international criminal group included Ukrainians, Russians and Columbians in its membership the Eurasian Secret Services Daily Review reported, citing the ForUm.ua.com website.

The Ukrainian General Department to Fight Corruption and Organized Crime, working with the Alfa special division, detained three Ukrainians in Boryspil airport -- two organizers of the international drug channel and one drug courier -- who had come from Argentina with 4.4 pounds of cocaine, the report said.

The drug carrier carried semi-synthetic cocaine in large big tea packs. The same day, Argentinean police arrested five Colombian citizens who were members of the network and seized 16.5 pounds of cocaine in Argentina.

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