An Interpol group arrested a drug dealer who fled from Turkmenistan in Trans-Baikal. Criminal investigation officers and a group from Interpol's National Central Bureau in the regional department of the Ministry of the Interior arrested a drug dealer who fled from Turkmenistan in the Trans-Baikal territory of the Russian Federation and handed him over to his homeland. According to law enforcement officials, the man has been on the international and federal wanted list since 2025. In Turkmenistan he is accused of drug trafficking – purchasing more than 100 grams of illegal substance for sale. According to foreign law enforcement officials, he acted as part of a criminal group. He is expected to face up to 20 years in prison. To hide from the police, the man went to a remote village in Trans-Baikal and took a job as a worker at a local factory. However, activists located his whereabouts. He has been in custody since April 2026. On October 27, the Russian Ministry of the Interior reported to the Trans-Baikal territory that they transferred the fugitive to the Turkmenistan border guard at Kazan airport for the defendant's detention.

An Interpol group arrested a drug dealer who fled from Turkmenistan in Trans-Baikal. Criminal investigation officers and a group from Interpol's National Central Bureau in the regional department of the Ministry of the Interior arrested a drug dealer who fled from Turkmenistan in the Trans-Baikal territory of the Russian Federation and handed him over to his homeland. According to law enforcement officials, the man has been on the international and federal wanted list since 2025. In Turkmenistan he is accused of drug trafficking – purchasing more than 100 grams of illegal substance for sale. According to foreign law enforcement officials, he acted as part of a criminal group. He is expected to face up to 20 years in prison. To hide from the police, the man went to a remote village in Trans-Baikal and took a job as a worker at a local factory. However, activists located his whereabouts. He has been in custody since April 2026. On October 27, the Russian Ministry of the Interior reported to the Trans-Baikal territory that they transferred the fugitive to the Turkmenistan border guard at Kazan airport for the defendant's detention.