Russian court puts US citizen in custody suspected of drug smuggling
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 15, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

A US citizen, Kalob Wayne Byers, is detained in Russia for 30 days after being caught with cannabis-laced marmalade at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian court ruled to place a U.S. citizen, suspected of drug smuggling, in custody for 30 days, Moscow courts press service said on Saturday.
The U.S. citizen, Kalob Wayne Byers, was detained by customs officers at Moscow's Vnukovo airport during a baggage check, the statement said.
Russia's Federal Customs Service confirmed on Friday that a 28-year-old U.S. citizen had been detained after customs officials found cannabis-laced marmalade in his luggage, the Interfax news agency reported.
(Reporting by Reuters)
Kalob Wayne Byers, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen, was detained at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
Customs officials discovered cannabis-laced marmalade in Kalob Wayne Byers' luggage.
A Russian court has placed the U.S. citizen in custody for 30 days.
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