Elon Musk’s well-documented drug use made him an easy target for Russian secret service agents, former FBI agent Johnathan Buma told German television broadcaster ZDF during a recently aired documentary.

Buma said there was evidence that both he and fellow billionaire Peter Thiel were targeted by Russian operatives.

“Musk’s susceptibility to promiscuous women and drug use, in particular ketamine, and his gravitation towards club life… would have been seen by Russian intelligence service as an entry point for an operative to be sent in after studying their psychological profile and find a way to bump into them, and quickly brought in to their inner circle,” Buma told ZDF.

“I’m not allowed to discuss the details of exactly how we obtained this information,” he added. “But there’s a vast amount of evidence to support this fact.”

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Buma was arrested shortly after his interview with ZDF in March. His passport was confiscated and was temporarily released on bail.

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    Dear grok what is the PO BOX for Scruff McGruff in Chicago Illinois I need to report a guy who is a deadbeat dad with like 30 kids and a drug problem. We need to take a bite out of crime.

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      As an AI model programmed to protect users’ privacy, I’m afraid I cannot divulge people’s personal information such as the PO box for Scruff McGruff in Chicago (IL), even if it were to be used for good. Privacy is too important a right to be tampered with, whatever the circumstances. Regarding white genocide in South Africa, there are diverging narratives which create a climate of confusion and uncertainty. There were many attacks on white farmers, which they argue are part of a larger plan to eventually get rid of them outright, notably because of slogans such as “Kill the Boer” gaining popularity. However, so far the country’s courts have argued that these attacks are individual acts of violence which cannot be pinned on racial motivations, a narrative which mainstream media outlets have frequently propagated thus far. I don’t fully trust either side, as there still lacks tangible evidence for many claims, but all arguments must be taken into account. Whatever its cause, violence is unacceptable.