2017-05-29  From a Russian inmate in prison in HK for drug trafficking ...how he was tricked to get drugs from Brazil

(this is a translation of his original letter in Russian - here (May 29)

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My name is .............In August 2016, my friend told me that his acquaintance associated with club activities offered him a job. The goal is to go to the growth hormone abroad to bring it to Russia. I went with my friend to meet him to see the details. He said that people who were involved in bodybuilding were required for that purpose. My friend and I became friends because we went to the same gym. That, in his words, was necessary if questions at Customs were to arise. Say I'm injecting hormones for my own use. He also explained that I would personally buy it on the spot, for which money would be given to me. In addition, he said that it would not be necessary to import the hormone directly from the country where it had been purchased, but to be made to transit through another country. At the time, he was very persuasive. It's assured that it's absolutely legal. He also mentioned that he had already traveled himself and would have liked to go again, but was very busy and could not travel now. He gave us as ERNEST RAKSIN. After this meeting, my friend and I discussed this proposal. Look on the web for Growth hormone and similar cases, but found nothing. Now I forgot about this meeting, and I didn't know until I received an unexpected letter from Ruskin. He offered to go in a week if I was ready. Promised to pay all the expenses and pay about $1000 on my return. He assured me that the trip would not last more than two weeks. I decided to set aside my business and take the opportunity to go for a rest and earn some money.
I agreed, and then someone else contacted me who said that he would communicate with me throughout the whole trip, send money, answer questions, and lead. His nickname was ARIES SUNFLAME (later my friends found his data. His real name is KIRIENKA, IGAR, he is a citizen of Byelorussia). He asked me to install the "Telegram" program on the phone. and send a copy of my passport. He also gave me a few days on the charges and told me to give him the card number so he could send me the money. At the time, I didn't have a work card and I made a new one that I was given the day before I left. Test her health I didn't have time. Aries sent me an electronic ticket to Brazil. I was not surprised, but I was happy to be able to visit a new continent. At the airport, I discovered that my card was not refilled and started to write Aries that I don't know how to live after arrival. He assured me that he had tried to send me the money to stay, but that my bank was refusing to perform the operation. After a series of attempts, I was already aboard the plane. Aries wrote to me that there was another person on the same flight with me, and that the money he would send him to me. He wrote me his seat number and told me to confirm that I found him. I actually found the person described in the message and met him. His name was Nikita. He confirmed that he had received a Aries reference to me and money for my living. And in the future I was with him for the whole trip. I'm going to mention that I had the thyroid removed and the doctor endocrinologist not long before the trip ordered me to take the medication for improving brain work. This information will be important in the future, as it is possible that these pills eventually had a decisive impact on the final outcome of the case.
After we landed in Sao Paulo, Aries came into contact with us and gave instructions to settle in a hotel for four days. And he didn't write that I needed to buy growth hormone, and he wrote that I would get it in the suitcase, and we need to wait for a response from the partners where to take him. Nikita said he had the exact same task. We started waiting and exploring the city. It's been a week. I started to worry, because the money for living was missed and the planned trip was delayed. But my new acquaintance was comforting me. It was unexpectedly instructed that the suitcase would need to go to another town and leave immediately. We got the money for the tickets, and we gave the Campo Grande coordinates. This town is very far from São Paulo and I thought there was some mistake. But after my question, Aries confirmed that there was a bus to go. After arriving in the Campo Grande, we were instructed to settle in the hotel, but the money was not sent to us. Held to the city until the night in search of affordable housing, we met with a good farmer. He helped us. Found a good place and even added the missing amount because he was worried about our safety if we were going to stay on the street. The next day, we got an address where we'd be waiting for us to deliver the shipment. It was a motel on the outskirts of town. It met us with a family of Spanish-speaking people with a baby. They gave each of us a suitcase. Using WiFi in the hotel, we contacted Aries. He asked me to send him pictures of the suitcases, after which he said to take them to the hotel and wait for further instructions. When we arrived at the hostel, we found that the suitcases were practically empty. There was only a minimized blanket inside. The zipper of the interior is glued so that it cannot be opened. I immediately assumed that there was something illegal in the suitcases, but I was afraid to turn to the local police. Because I've heard it's corrupt. I decided to go to the Russian embassy when I went back to São Paulo. But Aries didn't rush to send us the money for the return tickets. And also began to send every day a very limited amount of money that was hard to eat. While we were at the hostel, we met the other guest, a resident of São Paulo. A further week was held. The food had to be beaten from the trees. Of course, the money for Nikita has been translated, but obviously not enough for a full life and not regularly. Suddenly, a letter arrived with a flight ticket to Sao Paulo. I wasn't expecting that, and I thought I'd go back to the bus.
And then I'll go back to those pills I mentioned earlier. They ended a couple of days before that. And I immediately felt the consequences. I immediately stopped to understand half of what our new acquaintance said. I also felt that I had difficulty with my thoughts. And I was no longer able to react quickly to any of the events around me. I was terrified of this flight, but Nikita convinced me that everything was fine. Also, to my surprise, the same flight should have returned our new friend. He wanted us to come to his house on the arrival so we would stop. Without knowing what to do, I decided to fly. Oddly enough, we landed safely in São Paulo. Our new acquaintance drove us to his house. When I was in São Paulo, I started trying to get into the Russian consulate. But because I didn't have any money, Nikita decided. I convinced him I needed to go there because my passport was expiring. Find out if I can buy a return ticket from Brazil to another country. Or to obtain an additional document that would give the possibility. Actually, I wanted to report the situation I was in. At the time, I suspected Nikita that he was also involved in the case. When I arrived at the consulate with him, I didn't decide to talk about the suitcase. All the more that they talked to me through the glass into the microphone. I thought I'd try to come back alone. I was waiting.
Nikita received an electronic ticket to Hong Kong a few days later. They wrote me to wait and I'm going to fly a little later and someplace else. I've decided to wait until Nikita flies away. Get my ticket and sit on a plane without a suitcase. But Nikita came back from the airport and said his ticket was cancelled. A few days later, he received a ticket to Hong Kong with a flight on Thursday. I couldn't figure out what was going on and what to do. A few days later, I received a message that my flight was tonight. My flight to Hong Kong too. From there, I had to fly to Russia. I went to the airport and I was afraid I was being watched continuously. I was denied registration for the flight, since my passport ended in three months. After I reported this to Aries, he immediately sent me a ticket from Hong Kong to Russia. He told me to show this ticket on registration. I was swallowed up by these problems, and I got on a plane with the conviction that I'd leave my luggage flying to Hong Kong. At the Addis-Ababa stop, I decided to get off and contact my family. Nikita gave me $350 for accommodation and meals on the trip. That money was missed on a ticket to St. Petersburg. Aries sent me an instruction that after arrival to Hong Kong, I had to stop at a certain hotel. And wait for a message from him. I realized I was being used for the most sordid purposes. I didn't want to be a part of this.
Landing in Addis Ababa I had an hour to transplant. I was trying to connect to the WiFi, but I couldn't do it. I can't understand why, but I got on a flight to Hong Kong. When I arrived, I was detained at the airport. The break bottom of the suitcase showed me white powder. I immediately tried to explain to the police my story. and insisted on extending the talks with Aries to catch the people who were destined for the cargo. As a result, I was involved in a police operation, sitting in a specially booked hotel room. I waited for the messages and answered them. As a result, there's a girl here, Indonesian, to pick up the suitcase. Her friend asked her to pick up the suitcase for the reward.
I've been waiting for a trial for five months while I'm in L.C.K. prison. During that time, I filed a complaint with the Russian Procurator's Office concerning the case, including all the individuals involved. My friends in Russia set the identities of these people who spoke to me. My friends and family are worried and believe in me. Hope for the best. I believe in the mercy of God, and I hope for his help, which is what my children and family need now. I hope that after reading my story, many people are aware of how subtle and sometimes invisible a face that separates us from mistakes in life. These mistakes change our present and future. Take care of yourself. You love and need your loved ones, much more than sometimes you think.