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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on November 27, 2017, 09:51:11 am
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Ukrainian Police Detain 60 People At Gathering Of Mafia Bosses
RFE/RL
Police in Kyiv have detained more than 60 people at an alleged gathering of organized crime bosses in the Ukrainian capital.
Authorities said the arrests were made late on November 26 during a raid by National Police and Ukrainian special forces at a restaurant in Kyiv's historic Pushcha-Vodytsia neighborhood.
A statement from Ukraine's National Police force said those gathered in Kyiv included powerful crime bosses who were able to "influence the criminal situation in Kyiv and other regions" of the country.
Andriy Krishchenko, the head of the main directorate of Kyiv's National Police, said the 60 suspects were taken to police headquarters for questioning.
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