- Metropolitan Hilarion, a former senior Russian Orthodox cleric, was detained in the Czech Republic after small containers of white powder were found in his car and was later released without charge.
- He denies any connection, accused police of improper search procedures, but forensic tests reportedly found a banned substance and the investigation is ongoing.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry protested his detention, and Hilarion had recently been relieved of senior church duties amid earlier misconduct allegations.
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