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Russia’s Foreign Ministry said the FBI arrested a Russian citizen in the Northern Mariana Islands, a Pacific territory overseen by the US, then took him to Florida. US court documents show the individual indicted on charges related to the export of defense items.
Russia’s Embassy in Washington learned of the detention of Dmitry Makarenko from his relatives, the ministry said in a statement on Saturday on its website.
Makarenko was detained on Saipan with his wife, children and parents as they landed at the airport on December 29, the ministry said.
Makarenko was taken to Florida, the ministry said, citing preliminary information. The Russian Embassy in Washington is seeking access to Makarenko, and the ministry is demanding an explanation for the arrest. The US courts’ electronic filing network, Pacer, identifies the man as Dmitrii Makarenko.
A US court in Miami indicted Makarenko in June 2017 on charges of conspiracy to export defense items without a license, attempting to export such items and money laundering, according to documents on the electronic filing site.
The activities took place from April to November 2013, the documents showed.
Documents at the time of indictment said Makarenko, who the US said lived in Vladivostok, would order items such as night-vision scopes and ship them to an associate in Florida.