Newsweek: Russia Flooded With Cocaine Since Start of War in Ukraine: Report

he amount of cocaine coming into Russia has surged dramatically since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to a Monday report by a pro-Kremlin newspaper. Izvestia reported that data shows Russian officials seized approximately 5.2 tons of cocaine valued at 350 billion rubles ($3.4 billion) between 2023 and 2024, which represents […]