The judicial police, together with the authorities of Brazil, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Slovenia, the United States and Serbia, and with the coordination of Europol, dismantled a criminal structure that operated in several countries and transported large volumes of cocaine to Europe. .
Over the past year and a half, seven people of different nationalities have been arrested and 2,700 kilograms of cocaine, a large amount of money, real estate, vehicles and other items have been seized, the joint venture said.
According to an Interpol report, on August 24, 15 house searches were carried out, six arrests were made and 2.7 tons of cocaine, expensive cars, luxury watches and more than 550,000 euros in cash were seized.
During the financial investigation, a large number of bank accounts and property were blocked.
The Interpol memo states that investigators have identified a citizen of Serbia as one of the main organizers of the criminal network.
In 2022, the Serbian authorities “launched an investigation into this drug cartel believed to be involved in a large-scale shipment of cocaine from South America to the EU, namely from Brazil,” the JV note said.
Other countries on the European continent also participated in the operation, including Portugal, which participated in surveillance activities and the collection of relevant information on the results of the operation.
The criminal structure was eliminated with the support of the Naval Analytical and Operational Center – Narkotik (MAOS-N).