"Vreme" investigates how the mafia liquidation in Belgrade revealed that the police are watching and protecting criminals, instead of arresting them. So they are still killed in front of their eyes
Ecuadorian gang leader Adolfo Macias Villamar, known by the nickname Fito, who has ties to the Balkans, has been extradited to the United States
Balkan drug cartels have extended their tentacles to Rotterdam, Europe's largest port. In the Netherlands, they cooperate with the infamous Moroccan mafia. Some of that can be seen from the indictments and correspondence on the Sky app. However, "Vremen" sources say that this is only the tip of the iceberg, and that Western investigators do not really believe in the cooperation of their Serbian colleagues.
Mexico's new president, Claudia Scheinbaum, has vowed to launch a campaign to promote other, less violent styles of music that are not so closely associated with drug cartels.
TD Bank pleaded guilty to inadequate monitoring of suspicious transactions, which allowed drug cartels to operate unhindered. As a result, the bank will pay a fine of three billion dollars and face major consequences for its reputation
No country needs organized crime, but every country needs a prosecutor like Ecuador's Diana Salazar. Prosecutor Salazar explains the situation that has turned into almost a civil war between the police and drug gangs in this country with the words: "When corruption and drug trafficking come together, we have a real cancer in society." The internal armed conflict is slowly waning, the prison officers who were taken hostage by the criminals have been released, but this Latin American country is yet to face a long-term struggle with the drug cartels, which, after a decade of corrupting the system, have managed to poison all social pores
