In the Czech Republic, a substance found in the car of Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Hilarion turned out to be cocaine, after which he was detained but soon released without charges.

In the Czech Republic, a substance found in the car of Russian Orthodox Church Metropolitan Hilarion turned out to be cocaine, after which he was detained but soon released without charges.

@varlamov_news 03 Jun 2026, 19:36

In the Czech Republic, police confirmed that cocaine was found in the car of Metropolitan Hilarion, who was detained but later released and returned to Moscow before being sent to serve in Brazil.

@ostorozhno_novosti 03 Jun 2026, 19:33

Metropolitan Ilarion, suspected of drug trafficking, has been transferred by Patriarch Kirill to serve in the Argentine-South American diocese after returning to Russia.

@meduzalive 03 Jun 2026, 15:48

Metropolitan Hilarion has been assigned to the Argentine-South American diocese following a drug scandal related to his detention in the Czech Republic on May 25.

@ostorozhno_novosti 03 Jun 2026, 14:51