Sergei Malatov

Sergei "Serge" Malatov (Ukrainian: Сергій Малатов) is a fictional character on the HBO drama series The Wire, played by Chris Ashworth.

He is responsible for picking up containers of smuggled goods from the port and taking them to The Greek's front warehouse to be fenced.

When vodka, appliances, electronics, drugs or Eastern Bloc women destined to be prostitutes arrive in Baltimore, Sergei ensures the cargo is delivered to The Greek's associates in the city.

The Greek later learns that the women were killed, and Sergei is sent to the Philadelphia port (the ship's next destination) to find the crewman.

Sergei is charged with disposing of the body and The Greek instructs him to make sure there is no face or fingerprints.

When a drug dealer asks whether a recently found body was his handiwork, he retorts "Did he have hands?