
In Grozny, the deputy commander of the BB of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation “North” Musa Ayubov was found in Grozny, Interfax reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies of the North Caucasus Federal District.
Ayubov’s body with gunshot wounds found about 4 in the morning in the dormitory room of the North battalion. The body of his wife Zulai Umarova was also discovered there
At the site of the murder, a Makarov pistol and ammunition was found. The suspect of a double murder was detained. According to the source in the law enforcement agencies of Chechnya, this is the nephew of the murdered Idris Ayubov, who was engaged in drug trafficking.
According to the preliminary version, Ayubov demanded from his nephew to stop drug trafficking, which "served as the soil for the conflict."
The North battalion was created in 2006 with the assistance of the then Prime Minister of the Republic of Ramzan Kadyrov. It includes about 700 people. The commander of the unit is Alibek Delimkhanov.
The post of deputy commander of the Battalion of the North was held in the past by Zaur Dadaev, who is the main person involved in the murder of the politician Boris Nemtsov.