Is Saddam Hussein’s fortune in a warehouse in Moscow? Mystery over £16.75bn piles of cash left at airport for six years

‘Another explanation is that this is Russian  mafia money or the fortune of corrupt Russian officials but that has  become  too dangerous for anyone to claim. It is a gargantuan  sum.’

The waybill, while not naming a recipient,  suggested the owner was 45-year-old Farzin Koroorian Motlagh. 

His passport details show him to be Iranian,  but Russian customs and other agencies appear far from convinced that he is the  ultimate owner. Nor has he appeared in Moscow to claim the loot.

Reports last night suggested that the cash  was intended for an obscure foundation called The World of Kind People, yet its  headquarters are Ukrainian and the final destination of the cash was  Russia.

It’s boss, called Alexander Shipilov, 53, is  one of a number of people who have failed to convince the authorities to hand  him cash that would make him wealthier than Roman Abramovich, who is worth £9  billion.

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