.A past U.S. paratrooper and rock musician detained in Russia much more than a year back on drug fees was penalized to 13 years in prison on Thursday, the Moscow court of law body's press service claimed.Michael Travis Leake, that overlooked the Moscow-based stone band Lovi Noch, was actually detained in June 2023 after prosecutors accused him of "organizing a medication working organization entailing youths.".Moscow's Khamovnitchesky Courtroom discovered him bad of crimes attached to the sale of unlawful drugs, the court's media service claimed in a blog post on Telegram. He was actually punished to 13 years in a maximum-security jail colony.Leake was actually incarcerated along with Veronika Grabanchuk, one more offender pronounced guilty of medicine costs. Her connection to Leake was actually certainly not instantly clear.Arrests of U.S. people in Russia have actually increased over the last few years, in what Washington considers a Kremlin ploy to safeguard the launch of Russians founded guilty abroad.To name a few American citizens held in Russian jails are former marines Robert Gilman as well as Paul Whelan, in addition to reporters Evan Gershkovich as well as Alsu Kurmasheva.