Man held over £183m gem theft

Moscow - Russian investigators have begun questioning a man tracked down by Interpol after four years for embezzling £183 million…

Moscow - Russian investigators have begun questioning a man tracked down by Interpol after four years for embezzling £183 million in Russian diamonds, the news agency ITARTASS said yesterday. Mr Andrei Kozlenok (39) was extradited from Greece on Wednesday. From 1993 to 1994, he exported Russian gems worth £183.3 million.

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