Highway robbery: Russian official accused of stealing 30-mile road

Alexander Protopopov dismantled concrete highway in far-northern Komi region and sold it off, say investigators Russia has detained a senior prison service official on suspicion of stealing a 30-mile (50km) stretch of public road, investigators said. Alexander Protopopov oversaw the dismantling of a concrete highway and sold off the slabs while prison service chief in the far-northern Komi region, the Investigative Committee said in a statement.