BlockBeats reported that on August 25, the BBC reported that Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested by French police after landing at Le Bourget Airport in northern Paris. Sources said that Pavel Durov was arrested because of drug trafficking, gun black market and child pornography on the Telegram platform. Previously, Telegram refused to cooperate with the police in this regard. French police also searched Pavel Durov's property.
According to the Russian state news agency TASS, the Russian Embassy in France is taking "immediate steps" to clarify the situation.
