 | A former Vice Media editor used the outlet’s Canadian headquarters in Vancouver as a recruiting hub for his cocaine-smuggling ring — luring young journalists and artists with no criminal records to be international drug mules.
Yaroslav Pastukhov seemed like a rising star at the edgy news company. The 26-year-old, who went by the name Slava Pastuk, had served as the editor of their online publication Noisey, and was in charge of the Vice Canada music coverage. But there was one role that Pastukhov took on during his time at Vice that wasn’t listed under his job description: international drug-smuggler.
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