American arrested in Moscow on drug smuggling charges is freed ahead of Russia-US talks

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In the run-up to the meeting of US and Russian Foreign Ministers in Saudi Arabia this Tuesday, several U.S. citizens were released from Russian and Belarusian detention in the past days. On the weekend, a 28-year-old was also able to travel home for a small amount of marijuana in early February. Kalob Wayne Byers, according to media reports, had a packerl of hemp rubber bears in his luggage when he marched through security control at Moscow's Wn…

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Russia frees detained American as talks with US on Ukraine begin

Russia has freed an American citizen detained on drug charges, in what the State Department called a “welcome gesture” ahead of a meeting between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia. American Kalob Wayne Byers, 28, was released earlier this week to the custody of U.S. officials. He was reportedly arrested Feb. 7 at an…

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American detained in Russia released as officials work to set up potential Trump-Putin meeting

Kalob Byers, a 28-year-old U.S. citizen detained in Russia on drug smuggling charges, was freed ahead of talks between Washington and Moscow on ending the war in Ukraine.

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Russia 'releases US citizen detained on drug charges' ahead of Ukraine peace talks

Kalob Byers Wayne was released by Russia on Monday, hours before the talks were set to begin, according to reports.

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Russia frees American prisoner ahead of talks with US, New York Times reports

The Russian government on Monday released a U.S. citizen that had been detained on charges of possession of a small amount of marijuana, ahead of talks between Russian and U.S. officials in Saudi Arabia, the New York Times reported. Kalob Byers Wayne, 28, had been detained at Moscow's Vnukovo airport…

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Russia Frees Another U.S. Citizen Detained on Drug Charges

Russia has reportedly freed a second American detained on drug charges, less than a week after releasing teacher Marc Fogel.