U.S. citizen detained in Russia on drugs charges

An American citizen who has lived in Russia for more than a decade has been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, SIA refers to foreign state media.

The reports said Michael Travis Leake, 51, is accused of selling mephedrone, whose effects are similar to those of cocaine and MDMA, and that a court in Moscow has ordered for him to be held for two months in pre-trial detention.

He faces charges of production or distribution of drugs, which carry a sentence of up to 20 years in prison.

Russian state media outlet Interfax described “Leek Michael Travis” as an ex-paratrooper and musician who is accused of “organising a drug dealing business involving young people”.

An Instagram page under the name Travis Leake Instagram identifies him as the singer for the band Lovi Noch (Seize the Night). Other news reports said Leake is a former paratrooper with the US military and has lived in Moscow since 2010.

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