Russian Ex-Presidential Candidate Briefly Detained

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Updated with Ostorozhno Novosti report, Duntsova's remarks.Former Russian presidential candidate Yekaterina Duntsova was briefly detained
and taken in by police for a drug test, the Ateo Breaking Telegram channel reported late Sunday.Duntsova, 40, a journalist and local
politician from the Tver region northwest of Moscow, announced her bid for the presidency in November on a pro-peace, pro-democracy platform
The Central Election Committee (CEC) blocked her from registering as a candidate in December over alleged errors in her documents.Earlier
She is now being taken to a drug treatment center to be tested for the presence of narcotic substances in her blood," Ateo Breaking
wrote.The Ostorozhno Novosti news outlet confirmed Ateo Breaking's report, citing an unidentified member of Duntsova's team.Ostorozhno
channel.When reached for comment by The Moscow Times, Duntsova said she had ended up in a "bad neighborhood where [drug dealers] drop off