Russia Detains Investigative Reporter on Drugs Charges
- Meduza journalist wrote about Moscow city hall corruption
- News outlet said reporter is being framed for his reporting
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A prominent journalist who investigated corruption in Russia has been detained on drug trafficking charges that he denies.
Ivan Golunov, 36, was stopped and searched by police in Moscow on Thursday as he was going to meet with another journalist, the independent Meduza news website said in a statement. Police “supposedly found illegal drugs on his person and in his home, and detectives have claimed there was an ‘intent to distribute,’” Meduza’s Chief Executive Officer Galina Timchenko and Editor-in-Chief Ivan Kolpakov said in the statement Friday.