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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

French police detain Russian tycoon over alleged financial and sanctions violations

Alexey Kuzmichev
The police said they searched Alexey Kuzmichev’s home in Paris and estate in the Var region. Photograph: Sergei Karpukhin/Reuters

Police in France have detained the Russian tycoon Alexey Kuzmichev and raided two of his properties in connection with alleged tax evasion, money laundering and sanctions violations.

The French financial prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday that searches had taken place a day earlier at Kuzmichev’s Paris home and an estate in in the Mediterranean Var region.

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