Montenegro arrests Russian couple over 19 suitcases of electronics

In Montenegro, two Russian citizens were arrested at the airport with 19 suitcases, surveillance equipment, and undeclared money. The court in Kotor arrested Russian and Israeli citizens Alexander and Alexandra Kruglyansky for 30 days.

Consensus

The couple were arrested at Tivat Airport in Montenegro on September 23.
They were attempting to fly to Tel Aviv.
They were traveling with 19 suitcases.
The suitcases contained undeclared electronics, cash, and medications.
The couple are Russian citizens with Israeli passports.
The couple were detained on suspicion of smuggling and money laundering.
The couple were placed under arrest for 30 days by the Kotor court.
Police conducted searches in apartments in Budva and Bar.
The searches uncovered approximately one million euros in cash across eight currencies.
The searches also revealed over a thousand counterfeit euros.
The searches uncovered various IT equipment, including surveillance devices.
The couple refused to give statements during questioning.

Points of divergence

The couple were sent to pre-trial detention for 30 days by the Kotor Court. — tg_astrapress
No charges of espionage were brought against the couple. — meduza
Police stated they are working with the National Security Agency and the international intelligence community. — tg_tvrain
The couple were detained on September 25, not September 23. — kommerant
The police found 1,120 euros they believe to be counterfeit. — tg_theinsider
The police found more than 1,000 fake euros and a polygraph. — tg_radiosvoboda
The police found more than 1,001 fake euros. — tg_echoonline_news

Coverage (8 sources)

In Montenegro, a Russian couple arrested on suspicion of IT equipment smuggling, they tried to take it out in... — ASTRA
In Montenegro, two Russians were detained who planned to fly to Israel with 19 suitcases of electronics. During a search in their apartment, a million euros were found — Meduza
In Montenegro, Russian and Israeli citizens arrested who tried to fly to Tel Aviv with 19 suitcases of equipment. In their qu... — Дождь (Telegram)
In Montenegro, two Russians detained over 19 suitcases with suspicious equipment — Коммерсантъ
One million euros and surveillance equipment found in the apartment of a Russian-Israeli couple arrested in Montenegro — The Insider
In Montenegro, two Russian citizens arrested at airport with 19 suitcases, surveillance equipment and undeclared... — Радио Свобода
In Montenegro, Russian citizens arrested at airport with spy equipment — ЭХО / Новости
In Montenegro, two Russian citizens arrested at airport with 19 suitcases, surveillance equipment and undeclared... — Настоящее Время

Montenegro arrests Russian couple over 19 suitcases of electronics

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