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The amber mafia's private militia, part 1: Kyiv's security services start tracking down traffickers of valuable resin

A police officer takes part in the raid of an illegal amber mine near the village of Kryvytsya, northwestern Ukraine, on 22 September 2017.
A police officer takes part in the raid of an illegal amber mine near the village of Kryvytsya, northwestern Ukraine, on 22 September 2017. © Sergei Supinsky/AFP
The Ukrainian authorities are back on the trail of the amber mafia bandits. This criminal network has flourished afresh since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and its influence reaches all the way up to parliament. In the west of the country, these criminal gangs have become veritable warlords thanks to their powerful private armies. [...]
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