Mayor of Central Russia’s Vladimir Arrested in Alleged ‘Cemetery Mafia’ Probe

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Agents from the Federal Security Service (FSB) broke down the door to Mayor Dmitry Naumov’s office and waited for him to show up for work, according to the pro-Kremlin tabloid Argumenty i Fakty. 

An unnamed law enforcement

Meanwhile, local broadcaster Zebra TV suggested that Naumov’s arrest may be linked to an alleged organized crime group described as a “cemetery mafia.”

In May, Naumov dismissed two of his

There was no official confirmation of Naumov’s arrest or any charges against him. The reports of his arrest come less than three weeks before municipal council elections in Vladimir are scheduled to take place.

Naumov was appointed mayor

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