Quite a bust. And not a great look for Russia.
Russian state media RBK (look 'em up) was first to report a drug bust off the coast of Northern Africa, in Cabo Verde (Google Map location).
“The authorities of the Republic of Cape Verde suspected Russian sailors, who went under the flag of Panama, in transporting 9.5 tons of cocaine,” reported rbc.ru, with photos from the Cape Verdean government, at pj.gov.cv.
Власти республики Кабо-Верде заподозрили российских моряков, шедших под флагом Панамы, в перевозке 9,5 т кокаинаhttps://t.co/tlZRZYrfmN
Фото: https://t.co/j0tMcQIOxB pic.twitter.com/bC9FRDdd8V
— РБК (@ru_rbc) February 1, 2019
Bad news for Russian MFA. Russian attache is already in contact with authorities on the case https://t.co/kbRjMkEthH
— Liveuamap (@Liveuamap) February 1, 2019