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The Serbian Mafia, Serbian Organized Crime (OC), also called Naša Stvar (= "Cosa Nostra") are general terms used for various criminal organizations based in Serbia or composed of ethnic-Serbs. Serbian criminals are active in the European Union (EU) countries and sometimes in United States of America. The Serbian mafia is primarily involved in smuggling, arms trade, drug trafficking, protection racket, gambling, bodyguarding and contract killing.

In Serbia

The Mafia in Serbia is composed of 3 major groups, who in turn have a wider network of smaller groups are the Voždovac, Surčin and Zemun clans.

During the period starting with the Yugoslav wars and ending with the death of the Prime Minister of Serbia, connections between the mafia and the government were obvious and even exposed, corruption was rampant in most branches of the government, from border patrols to law-enforcement agencies. After Slobodan Milošević was ousted, organized crime in Serbia went underground and into hiding. But soon a bloody feud emerged amongst different clans. The feud grew into an open war in which many of the mafia bosses lost their lives. In 2003, shortly after Đinđić's assassination, the government set in motion a major anti-mafia operation - "Operation Sablja" (English: Sabre), which led to many arrests, eliminations and emigration of mafia members.

In January, 2009, Serbian Interior Minister Ivica Dacic estimated some 30 to 40 serious organized crime groups operating in Serbia[1]. The figures does not include minor criminal groups but more organized, involved in drug and arms dealing, human trafficking, murder and larger robberies.

Belgrade

Leading members

The leading Serbian criminals of Belgrade during the time of Slobodan Milosevic (The height of power of the Serbian Mafia) were documentary "Vidimo se u čitulji" (English: "See you in the obituaries"). Some of those were:

Murder cases

Murders committed by the Serbian mafia:

Zvezdan Jovanović was asked to carry out the assassination.

  • Smail Taric, beheaded in Serbia because of his connections with the police by 2 members of the Beran Clan, Velibor Brkic and Milos Rasic[2].

Novi Sad

Kragujevac

Nikola Milinkovich "Crazy Serb", was a criminal head of Serbian mafia in Europe and World in 50`s years. Legend says that Nikola was killed by Capone`s hitman in New York 11.10.1953.He was born in Kragujevac 08.1921.

In Macedonia

Stanislava Poletan, married to Ranko Poletan, former commander of the Serbian Volunteer Guard (Arkan's tigers) was suspected of having orchestrated the transport of 486 kilos of cocaine seized at Blace, due to her dual-citizenship she is now likely hiding in Serbia[3].

In Sweden

In Swedish: Jugoslaviska maffian, Serbiska maffian, Juggemaffian.

The Serbian mafia in Sweden was said to be the top criminal organisation but has declined since the deaths of several leading figures. A war was fought over the control of narcotics, cigarettes and restaurants between the leaders which resulted in Jokso and Ratko Djokic's deaths.

Some people connected to the Serbian mafia in Sweden:

  • Ratko Đokić "The Godfather", arms dealer, cigarette smuggler, murdered May 5, 2003 by Serbian hitmen hired by Rade Kotur, another known Serbian criminal.
  • Dragan Joksović "Jokso", notorious gambler, assumed cigarette smuggler, was murdered February 4, 1998 in Solvalla, Stockholm by a Finnish hitman hired by "Kova". He was a close friend of Arkan and is said to have helped Arkan on many occasions. Arkan and many other known mafia figures attended his funeral. "Kova" was later killed in front of 60 guests at the order of Arkan as a revenge.
  • Milan Ševo, declared to be the latest "Head of Serbian mafia" in Sweden and who has survived many murder attempts and even escaped from a prison. Married with Ratko Djokics daughter. Has connections with Swedish Hells Angels MC.

In Denmark

The Serbian-Danish actor Slavko Labovic, who played Radovan in the movie Pusher, was a good friend with Arkan and was arrested at one time together with his brother for illegal arms. The Serbian Brotherhood or in serbian "Srpsko Bratstvo" is believed to be the top crime organisation in Copenhagen.

In Germany

In German: Serbische Mafia, Jugoslawische Mafia.

  • Ljubomir Magaš "Ljuba Zemunac" ("Ljuba from Zemun"), "The Godfather", considered as the ultimate boss of Serbian mafia at the time. Killed in front of the courthouse in Frankfurt, Germany in 1986 by Goran Vuković "Majmun" with two shots to the heart from close distance.
  • Goran Vuković "Majmun" ("Monkey"), most famous for killing Ljubomir Magaš, and who survived five murder attempts following the killing of Ljubomir Magaš before he was murdered in Belgrade city center in broad daylight in 1994 he was a member of the Vozdovac clan.

Andrija Draskovic, a heir to Arkan's Serbian mafia, was arrested in Frankfurt after 4 years on the run from the Italian Anti-Mafia department.

In Austria

On October 27, 1978 Veljko Krivokapić went to the coffee shop Zur Hauptpost in Vienna for a secret meeting with Ljubomir Magaš (from whose gang he had split). Magaš and another Yugoslav, Rade Caldović grabbed him and fractured his skull with a bottle.

Involved with Corsican gangsters in late 1960s.

In Netherlands

In 2000, a killing of a member of a Serbian gang by the members of another Serbian gang shook the Amsterdam police because there had already been many unsolved cases and many immigrants of Serbian ethnicity arrested before that. In recent years the Serbian mafia has been growing strong in the Netherlands.

  • Sreten Jocić ("Joca Amsterdam") - Murderer and organizer of main drug deals. Leader for the serbian mafia in Amsterdam.

In Norway

Invasion of non-Norwegian gangs and mafias came to dominate Norway's drug trade in 80's. In the 90's Norway saw a large influx of Yugoslavs seeking refugee status due to the conflict in the Balkan region. Currently Yugoslavian groups is one of the most dominant and notorious criminal organisations in Norway.

In U.S.A.

  • The known crime group YACS: Yugoslavs; Albanians, Croats, Serbs.
  • The known crime group : Bosnian Mafia, based in Louisville Ky.
  • Bosko Radonjich: Leader of the Irish-American organized crime group "the Westies", from 1988-1992.

In France

  • The Pink Panthers, Diamond Theft Gang. In October 2008, Monaco Police arrested 2 members, A Serb and a Bosnian Serb. The Gang is suspected of Diamond theft up to 100 million Euro[4].

In Cinema

Stereotype

Serbian gangsters in movies are often tall, muscular, wearing fat gold chains and leather jackets. They have hot tempers and are cold blooded murderers.

References

  1. ^ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2009&mm=01&dd=21&nav_id=56570
  2. ^ http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=175370
  3. ^ http://macedoniadaily.blogspot.com/2007/01/serb-mafia-involved-in-cocain-smuggling.html
  4. ^ http://www.b92.net/eng/news/crimes-article.php?yyyy=2008&mm=10&dd=18&nav_id=54325
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