Russia

Russia’s ‘Breaking Bad’ Drug Op Was Busted by Accident

WHAT’S COOKING?

Synthetic drugs called “salts” are a huge plague in Russia, leading to the spread of HIV, and high death rates. Capt. Petrov's chance discovery was a welcome blow to the bad guys.

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