According to a statement from the force, the materials were seized in a shipping container at the port of Barcelona, while four people were arrested in Barcelona and Girona on suspicion of "leading a commercial network from Spain created to evade the sanctions imposed on Russia due to the war in Ukraine."
International sanctions designed to penalise Russia and undermine its war effort in Ukraine have proven less effective than hoped because of the Kremlin's innovative sanctions-busting methods, which often involve the transfer of supplies and funds via companies and banks in central Asian post-Soviet states.
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