The Lubyanka Criminal Group is another name for Russia’s version of the CIA. They are known as the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB). Today on World on Drugs I’m going to talk about how the FSB was responsible for directing two civil wars and putting Vladimir Putin in a position of power. Beyond war and contract killings, we’ll also cover how they decided to poison their enemies who tried to stop them or spoke out against them. The FSB still carries plenty of power today and will continue to do so as long as Vladimir Putin holds the Presidency of Russia.

GUEST FRANK CASTILLO @frankcastillo Frank Castillo grew up in San Jose, CA. When he moved to LA, he worked his way up at the iconic Los Angeles venue The Comedy Store and was passed as a Paid Regular. Frank became a staple of The Comedy Store Roast Battles, and in January of 2017, Frank became the Champion of Roast Battle II on Comedy Central. Frank can be seen in the Showtime documentary The Comedy Store, in Mike Binder’s upcoming feature Halfway To Amarillo, and most recently released his first album Lupe with Comedy Dynamics. He has two podcasts Buddies and Peak’d supported by Puffco, Punch extracts and Alienlabs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8tJzsFEq8M –BBC news story on his poisoning.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/01/28/with-his-dying-words-poisoned-spy-alexander-litvinenko-named-putin-as-his-killer/

https://www.amazon.com/Blowing-Russia-Vladimir-Putins-Fake/dp/1783341556/ref=sr_1_1?crid=F5T6PBJBTQTI&keywords=blowing+up+russia&qid=1652826522&sprefix=blowing+up+russia%2Caps%2C140&sr=8-1

Link to book on amazon.com