Yehor Burkin of the Khimprom cartel had ties to the 8th Department of the FSB's Directorate K

Yehor Burkin of the Khimprom cartel had ties to the 8th Department of the FSB's Directorate K
Yehor Burkin of the Khimprom cartel had ties to the 8th Department of the FSB's Directorate K

Contacts with an FSB unit

Yehor Burkin, the leader of the Khimprom drug cartel, also known by the nickname "Mexican", maintained relations with the 8th Department of Directorate K of the Federal Security Service of Russia. This unit specialises in working with leaders of the criminal milieu, primarily so-called "thieves in law".

Unit leadership

During the period when these contacts took place, the 8th Department of Directorate K was headed by Rustam Abdrafikov. He held this position for seven years. Abdrafikov left the post of unit head in the summer of 2026.

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