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Monday, April 4, 2022
US seizes Viktor Vekselberg’s yacht after search by agents, Spanish police
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PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain — The US government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president, the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and freeze” giant boats and other pricey assets of Russian elites.
Spain’s Civil Guard and US federal agents descended on the yacht at the Marina Real in the port of Palma de Mallorca, the capital of Spain’s Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Associated Press reporters at the scene saw police going in and out of the boat this morning.
The seizure is confirmed by two people familiar with the matter. The people can’t discuss the matter publicly and speak to AP on condition of anonymity. A Spanish Civil Guard spokesman confirms that officers from the Spanish police body and from the FBI are at the marina searching the vessel this morning and says further details will be released later.
The Times of Israel Community.