Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Vladivostok Corruption Conviction

The former head of the Far East branch of Russia's Customs Service, one Ernest Bakhshetsian, has been convicted of abuse of office.

Quick reminder: the port of Vladivostok is *the* window for sea trade with Russia in the Far East. Being that the charges included his involvement in "massive smuggling", this should sound alarm bells with law-enforcement agencies in Japan as well.

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