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Belterz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A Moscow court has extended the detention of Travis Leake, an American man detained by Russia on drug charges. Heavily armed Russian police arrested Leake in early June at his apartment in Moscow, accusing him of sell...
There are new details on the Bakersfield native arrested for allegedly possessing and selling drugs in Russia.
Gershkovich. he was on the ground being a journalist, doing his job. and then travis leake, another american. the u.s. is looking into those charges. they continue to press for the release of those americans who are detained and we don't blank the ripple effects of the last 24 hours will look like in terms of impacting the potential detention these americans who are still there. >> all right. reporting from the state department, thank you very much. bringing putin's failures to his front door even if prigozhin didn't make it to moscow. will it influence the russian people? we'll ponder those...
(NEW YORK) -- A 51-year-old American living in Moscow was arrested on reported drug trafficking charges last week, according to Russian media. Michael Travis Leake, accused of selling narcotics, appeared on Russian TV in a courtroom cage. “I am not admitting to any guilt,” Leake said in a video posted on social media by Russian media.
Max Ryazanov/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A 51-year-old American living in Moscow was arrested on reported drug trafficking charges last week, according to Russian media. Michael Travis Leake, accused of selling narcotics, appeared on Russian TV in a courtroom cage. “I am not admitting to any guilt,” Leake said in a video posted on social media by Russian media. Leake was formally charged with narcotics dealing and placed in pretrial detention for three months, according to Russian news agencies. If convicted, he could face up to 12 years in prison. Leake’s mother confirmed to ABC News tha...