Are Putin’s friends smuggling cocaine into St. Petersburg port?

Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas © Nations Online Project St. Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) July 5, 2026 – The publication Sistema has uncovered ties between a major banana shipper, whose ships have repeatedly been found to contain cocaine, and members of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, according to the article Cocaine smugglers into Russia have been linked to Putin’s inner circle published in… Subscribe or log in to continue reading PortSEurope offers an English-language daily coverage from over 200 ports in the Mediterranean, Black and Caspian Seas as well as a fully indexed and easily searchable database with more than 15,000 articles. Subscribe