American musician detained in Moscow on drug trafficking charges
TL;DR
A U.S. citizen, Michael Travis Leake, has been detained in Moscow on drug charges that could see him jailed for several years. Leake, a former paratrooper and musician, is accused of organizing the sale of drugs to young people. The State Department has said it will continue to monitor the case closely. Arrests of U.S. citizens in Russia have increased in recent years against a backdrop of deteriorating relations between Moscow and Washington.
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