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| Head of Grozny's bandit formations arrested |
| 2003-01-26 |
| Federal law enforcement officials have detained the head of Grozny's community of bandit formations, the Interior Ministry's North Caucasus department reported on Saturday. The North Caucasus department for the eradication of organized crime and the Krasnodar Territory special purpose unit detained the 31-year-old suspect during a raid linked to investigations into the bombing of the government compound in Grozny in December. The suspect had a pass, probably a forged one, and a TT pistol with four cartridges. Sounds like they've nabbed the local controller. Extracting the names and addresses of his associates should be a simple, if painful, process. Catching them becomes the hard part... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |