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seizure2026-07-31 11:03 UTC🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia (reported arrests by capital law enforcement; sales to Russian Ministry of Defense)
Russian law enforcement detain EFKO-linked managers over alleged overpriced drone sales to MoD
A Telegram report claims EFKO-linked executives sold 1,000 Chinese-origin Vampire-type cargo drones to Russia's Ministry of Defense at heavily marked-up prices while documenting them as domestically produced. The post says the scheme involved importing key components such as control units from China and adding a domestic "kit" before resale. It also reports arrests and pre-trial detention of the main shareholder and several managers on fraud allegations.
DETAILS
Type
seizure
Occurred
2026-07-31 11:03
Reported
2026-07-31
Location
Moscow, Russia (reported arrests by capital law enforcement; sales to Russian Ministry of Defense)
Coordinates
55.6256, 37.6064
Confidence
62 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Alleged procurement fraud involving 1,000 Vampire-type cargo/agro-converted drones sold to the Russian MoD at ~8 million rubles each with claimed 566.6% markup; no physical damage described.
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