Top agriculture official in Russian grain-producing region arrested, TASS reports
Konstantin Rachalovsky, the deputy governor and agriculture minister of Russia's Rostov region, a major grain-producing province, has been detained by law enforcement, state news agency TASS reported on Monday.
TASS reported that Rachalovsky had been charged with exceeding his authority, resulting in damages of almost 156 million roubles ($1.70 million).
Rostov is Russia's top grain-producing region, harvesting about 11% of all Russia's grain.
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