das war aber schon mit dem in 1994 gesuchten Gangster: Heroin King, der viele Balkan Politiker finanzierte. Heute ein seniler Suffkopf
Heute ist Montenegro, ein freundliches Reiseland, wo man noch gut Essen kann, mit Wildwuchs in Tuzzi und wohl im Tourismus auch
Freitag, 18. September 2009
Montag, 18. März 2019
Dukanovic, Person of the Year 2015: Milo Djukanovic - OCCRP: Staatsempfang in Berlin bei Merkel
Fischerei und Schmuggel aller Art, das war schon immer so.
Balkan Crime Groups Tightening Grip on South American Drug Trade: Report
A fishing boat used to transport drugs to cargo ships at the Peruvian port of Calao. Photo: BIRN.
“Cocaine connections: Links Between the Western Balkans and South America”, a new report launched on Tuesday, highlights the crucial role that organised crime groups coming from Western Balkan countries now play in the trade of trafficked cocaine.
The study, conducted by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Crime and based on extensive research and over 100 interviews conducted between October 2022 and November 2023, highlights the evolution of these criminal organisations and their growing influence.
The research outlines how Western Balkan criminals initially established links in South America in the late-1990s, expanded in the early 2010s, and consolidated their operations by the mid-2010s. Groups such as “Group America”, founded by migrants from the former Yugoslavia, were among the pioneers in drug trafficking.
“By the mid-2000s, local criminal organisations, such as the Darko Saric group, had also started forming direct connections with cocaine suppliers in South America,” the report’s author, Fatjona Mejdini, said in an online presentation.
“The real transformation occurred in the 2010s, when groups like the Montenegrin ‘Kavaci’ and ‘Skaljari’ clans, the Bosnia-based ‘Tito and Dino’ cartel, and Albanian-speaking networks, such as ‘Company Abelo’, gained significant control over the cocaine supply chain,” she added.
The report attributes this expansion to both “push” and “pull” factors. The “pull” factors include the significant rise in cocaine production in South America, which nearly doubled between 2013 and 2017, reaching some 2,000 tonnes by 2020.
Meanwhile, the fragmentation of Colombian drug cartels created new opportunities for foreign actors, enabling Western Balkan criminals to establish direct relationships with local suppliers and bypass intermediaries. The growing demand for cocaine in Europe has also played a crucial role in strengthening their operations.
The “push” factors that have facilitated their expansion stem from the Balkans’ historical role as a transit hub for illegal trade, including arms smuggling and heroin trafficking.
The wars of the 1990s further contributed to the region’s criminal expertise, as former paramilitary members joined organised crime networks. Weak judicial systems and high levels of corruption allowed these groups to operate with impunity, enabling them to expand their operations beyond their home countries into major European drug markets.
Unlike traditional drug cartels, Western Balkan groups have adopted a decentralised operational model in South America, the report explains.
Rather than basing their key leaders in the region, they rely on skilled brokers who work for them on a part-time or full-time basis.
These include fugitives from European law enforcement, designated emissaries representing specific organisations, and business owners involved in legal trade who use their enterprises as fronts for illegal activities.
A key advantage of the groups is their ability to pay cocaine suppliers in cash upfront, making them preferred partners for local producers compared to Mexican cartels, which often rely on barter systems involving weapons or other drugs.
Additionally, these criminals have embedded themselves within South American societies, investing in businesses, laundering money, and maintaining low profiles to avoid detection by authorities.
Western Balkan groups have also leveraged corruption, exploiting weak border monitoring and law enforcement structures. They frequently use forged documents and multiple identities to evade detection, further complicating efforts by authorities to dismantle their networks.
Montenegro gilt, wie das Nachbarland Albanien, mit seinen Häfen als wichtige Eingangspforte für Kokain, das aus Südamerika nach Europa kommt. Mitarbeiter des Saric-Clans, die nach dem Aufgriff in Montenegro verhaftet worden waren, sind inzwischen wieder auf freiem Fuß....
http://www.swp.de/goeppingen/nachrichten/politik/art4306,369533
Darko Saric, und seine Verbindungen zu Politikern
Über die Verbindungen als Partner auch der Deutschen Politiker, schreibt u.a. Jürgen Roth.
siehe Bodo Hombach, sein Partner Stanko Stubotic, Partner von Darko Saric und heute von Interpol gesucht.
Montenegro: Wenn die Drogen Bosse und der Staat eine Einheit bilden
February 1, 2013 | 10:51
The CDs contain evidence of phone calls and other forms of communication between Serbian police (MUP) officials with Rodoljub Radulović, a member of Šarić’s gang.
RTS has learnt from the Prosecution and the police that the Special Court’s investigative judge issued an order to wiretap phone calls and other communication and conduct a video surveillance of Radulović on November 7, 2008. Radulović is one of the highest-ranking members of the gang.
According to several foreign intelligence services, he was in charge of transporting cocaine from South America to Europe.
The Serbian Prosecution has indicted him for trafficking of more than 1.8 tons of cocaine.
First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vučić has confirmed that he has some information about the ties between state officials and members of Šarić’s gang.
RTS has reported that there are audio recordings of phone calls and meetings between Radulović and MUP officials.
The Prosecution told RTS that a request for collection of information about the suspicious talks would be filed on Monday.
The Prosecution also suspects that former interior minister’s Chief of Staff Branko Lazarević betrayed official secrets. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics-article.php?yyyy=2013&mm=02&dd=01&nav_id=84457
Saric laundered money through credits with lowest interest rate in Europe
The investment funds ‘RI Eastern European Finance VB’ and
‘Hypo Netherlands Corporate Finance BV’ from Amsterdam, through which,
as Serbian police suspect, the drug lord Darko Saric still at large,
have...»Top Mafia Meeting in Bosnien: Darko Saric trifft Sarajewos Mafia Boss Nr. 1: Naser Kelmendi