POISON: the weapon of choice in Russia
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Moscow police detain man trying to sell 34 kilos of mercury
17:26 | 23/ 05/ 2007
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MOSCOW, May 23 (RIA Novosti) - Police have detained a resident of the town
of Biysk, in the Siberian Territory of Altai, as he tried to sell 34 kilos
(74 pounds) of mercury in Moscow, a spokeswoman for the federal
anti-narcotics service said Wednesday.
"The 49-year-old organizer of a network to deliver the dangerous metal was
detained after he received payment for the mercury," Maria Lutsenko said.
"The confiscated material was worth an estimated one million rubles
($40,000)."
She said the Moscow anti-narcotics service learned in April that several
Altai residents were seeking buyers for a significant amount of mercury,
adding that the potentially hazardous heavy metal was probably stolen from a
factory or storage site in the Altai Territory.
"Following his arrival in the capital, the man and his companions were
placed under surveillance. He was extremely suspicious and changed meeting
places with the buyer several times while trying to make sure he was not
being followed," Lutsenko said. "He was detained when he finally decided to
conclude the transaction."
The man was charged with dealing in poisonous materials and faces five years
imprisonment if convicted.
Police are still trying to determine the identities of the other members of
the ring, as well as the source of the mercury.
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