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Almost 50 Arrested as Police Target Western Balkan Network Linked to Killings

Nearly 50 suspects have been arrested in an international operation targeting a drug trafficking network with Western Balkan members, linked to killings,… Read more →

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Nearly 50 people have been arrested in an international police operation against a drug trafficking ring involving people from the Western Balkans and suspected of being linked to murders, kidnappings and grenade attacks in various European countries. The investigation, supported by Europol, revealed that the ring concealed large quantities of drugs in regular commercial shipments. When shipments failed, drugs were confiscated or disputes arose,…

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In an international police action against an organised criminal group linked to the Western Balkans, 36 people have been arrested in Slovenia, Spain and Croatia, Europol said today.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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Police today presented details of a four-year international criminal investigation into an organized crime group linked to illegal drugs and weapons. 400 police and criminal investigators participated in Tuesday's final operation, conducting 41 house searches (including in Spain). 34 suspects were arrested, 15 people remain in judicial custody. One of the main suspects was arrested in Croatia. […] The post Criminal group dismantled after four ye…

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The criminal network fell after almost four years.

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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In the final operation, the joint operation of several police units in Slovenia and Spain successfully concluded an almost four-year criminal investigation into a very well-organized international criminal organization. In Slovenia and in connection with several European and Balkan countries, this organization primarily committed crimes in the field of smuggling and trafficking of illegal drugs, as well as the crimes of illicit production and tr…

·Ljubljana, Slovenia
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In the INTERNATIONAL action, nearly 50 people were arrested in connection with drugs and murders, and Croatian investigators also participated in the breaking up of the network.

·Zagreb, Croatia
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The European Times News broke the news on Thursday, October 8, 2026.
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