Russian detained in Zambia for attempting to export currency
A Russian citizen arrested in Zambia is suspected of money laundering.
A Russian citizen was detained for attempting to export a large consignment of currency from four African countries.
The Russian was detained together with an American while attempting to declare currency brought into Zambia, RIA Novosti reports.
Zambian police seized the passport and telephone from the detained Russian.
The detainees spent the night in a pretrial detention center. After that, the lawyers managed to negotiate for them to be transferred to a hotel.
The Russian also rejected information about his release on bail, which was previously reported by Western agencies.
The man believes that the arrest occurred due to a violation of currency legislation.
The Russian purchased the currency from someone, so he did not have any documents confirming the legal purchase of the money.
The police seized a batch of currency and personal funds from the detainees.
