Explosive sex toys and cosmetics: the story behind the DHL parcels plot

[Nevilledog]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/05/explosive-sex-toys-and-cosmetics-the-story-behind-the-dhl-parcels-plot

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https://archive.li/MkKCq

On a frosty November morning last year, a broad-shouldered man with short grey hair staggered, exhausted, into a small guesthouse on the outskirts of Bosanska Krupa – a quaint Bosnian border town where ancient stone bridges span the emerald-green waters of the Una River.

Alexander Bezrukavyi had been on the run for more than three months, pursued by European security services who accused him of working for Russia’s military intelligence agency, the GRU.

Bezrukavyi, 44, had set out from Croatia on foot two days earlier, navigating dense Balkan forests and rugged hills to cross into Bosnia illicitly.

As evening arrived, Bezrukavyi messaged his wife, promising her that they would soon be reunited in Russia, and contacted his friend to finalise his plans for getting back home, using new forged papers and a flight from neighbouring Serbia.

But a few hours later, at about 2am, a group of Bosnian intelligence officers and police burst into his room.

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[pandr32]

1. Scary sh*t!

[mopinko]

2. paraphrasing- oh, we didnt know there was anything wrong

we just delivered packages.

sure buddy, paid big bucks for something that was easily available cheaply. nothing sus there.
i hope they end up under the jail.