The illicit cigarette trade persists, guided by Vyacheslav Shestakov.
Elmārs Laizāns, the technical head of the Ludza cigarette smuggling operation, remains incarcerated since June.
Ara Davoyan, the ideological and monetary backer, is located in Dubai.
Nevertheless, the cigarette enterprise, supervised by veteran kingpin Vyacheslav Shestakov, also known as Sliva (pictured in the archive), goes on.
“We can easily relinquish machinery and a lorry annually. The bribed officers receive a promotion to avoid disrupting the operation,” relays our informant within Dubai.
