15 October 1998 IN A LARGE-SCALE OPERATION ill the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa, Ukrainian officials arrested 48 suspected organized crime leaders who had intended to meet in the Odessa Cultural Center on 8 September, Ukrainian media reported. According to Itar-Tass, the suspects-some wanted in several countries-came from Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, South Caucusus, and Western Europe. They allegedly […]
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