Pavel Durov Arrested at French Airport

According to the local channel TF1, Pavel Durov was arrested at the Paris-Le Bourget airport.

The motivation behind this is allegedly because Durov did not cooperate with French security forces, which renders him as an accomplice to drug trafficking and other serious crimes.

UPD. 23:20 UTC
The report from TF1 was confirmed by the BFM network.

According to TF1's report, Pavel Durov arrived at Paris from Azerbaijan and was arrested at approximately 18:00 UTC.

The investigation is said to be focused on Telegram's insufficient number of moderators, which reporters use as a reason for why illegal activity is not controlled on Telegram.

Telegram did not respond to requests for comment from Reuters, and the French Ministry of Interior had no comment.

The @tginfo team continues to monitor upcoming developments.

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