Drive Wire for July 21, 2016: Russian Spies Banished to Siberia for Hooning Mercedes G-Wagens
Rolling deep in blacked out pricey SUVs; good for rich folks, bad for covert spies.

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On today's installment of Drive Wire, The Drive dives into news that Russia has banished several dozen recently-graduated spies who celebrated their departure from the Federal Security Service Academy by parading around the streets of Moscow in blacked-out Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagens. Not exactly a smart look for a group of people who are supposedly trained to fly under the radar. The Kremlin and president Vladimir Putin weren't terribly pleased and punished the fledgling spies accordingly. Check out the video above for more on the story.
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