Once the sunny and indulgent country of choice for Russian gangsters looking for a haven, a business opportunity, and a tan, Spain is becoming increasingly ambitious and aggressive in its investigation of two organised crime networks – and in the process is even beginning to set its sights on Russia’s kleptocratic system. On 2 May it was finally made public that in January a judge had issued a request for international arrest warrants in the name of several senior Russian officials for their alleged involvement in organised crime.
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