Cocaine, megacruisers, buildings, bars...

Željko Bojanić (49) from Kotor, who is on the list of the most wanted fugitives in Europe, has for years enabled the arrival of the world's largest cruise ships in Montenegro.

Before escaping, Bojanić was also involved in catering in his hometown.

He is wanted for involvement in international cocaine smuggling.

Slovenia issued a warrant after they gathered information that, from September 2014 to June 2015, he participated in the distribution of cocaine from South America to Europe.

In addition to Bojanić, on the website "eumostwanted.eu", the European Police Office - Europol, published warrants for another forty fugitives.

First on the most wanted list was Salah Abdeslam, who was wanted for the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13 last year.

Salah was arrested a few days ago.

According to the data Center for Investigative Journalism of Montenegro (CIN-CG), Bojanić is the owner of the company "Balloon", which has been an authorized MSC agent since 2006.

In the Central Register of Business Entities (CRPS), it can be seen that this company was founded by Bojanić on July 11, 2002.

It changed its activity several times - Other entertainment and recreational activities, hotels and similar accommodation, bars, marinas.

In April 2007, Bojanić's friend Dragan Dudić Fric, who was killed in May 2010 in the cafe "Moka" in Kotor's Old Town, was registered as a co-founder.

Fritz was a close friend and associate of convicted drug lord Darko Šarić. He was shot by Ivan Vračar from Nikšić. Then Bojanic was also wounded.

Dudić formally worked for the company "Balloon" for a year.

Through that company, in November 2012, the megacruiser "MSC Divina" worth 550 million dollars arrived in Kotor - the largest ship that had ever sailed into Montenegro.

That mega cruiser arrived with about 3,5 thousand passengers.

As of March 23, 2012, Roberta Iković was registered as the director and representative of the company "Balloon".

During the arrival of the "MSC Divina" cruise ship, Iković told the media that the company she works for has worked hard and assisted the MSC company since its foundation in order to include Kotor as one of the destinations for the tour of their cruise ships.

"The first ship 'MSC Opera' sailed in 2006. About 25-27 cruise ships arrive annually, which certainly means a lot for Kotor. For next year, we have an announcement for the arrival of the cruise ships 'Armonia' and 'Melody,'" said Iković in November 2012.

According to Swedish media reports, in December 2011, cocaine worth about 21 million dollars arrived in that country with the ship "MSC Opera".

The Swedish media linked Montenegrin drug clans with dark cocaine.

In a report from the Swedish television "TV 4.se" at the time, it was shown how the drugs were delivered to Stockholm by the ship "MSC Opera", which has a capacity of 2.000 passengers.

The ship left Rio de Janeiro in April 2011 and via Gran Canaria and Amsterdam arrived in Sweden on May 11.

Bought a ship for cocaine?

The Slovenian warrant for Željko Bojanić also describes how drugs were smuggled.

"Identified and unidentified suspects acted as an international criminal group in which everyone had clearly defined roles. They were in constant contact, they informed each other and gave instructions when committing crimes. Bojanić, following instructions from an unidentified person with the pseudonyms "Drug" and "Mr. X", met with MS and CN in Zagreb on September 7, 2014, where it was agreed to purchase a yacht for transporting cocaine. They agreed to buy a ship outside of Europe, which would be intended for the transportation of cocaine from South America to Europe," according to the website "eumostwanted.eu" about Bojanic.

Premises tenants, accounts blocked due to debt

According to cadastral data, about 4.300 square meters of pasture land in the Kotor cadastral municipality of Dub was registered to the company "Balloon" a few years ago. Purchase was entered as the basis of acquisition. That company also participated in the state program of professional training of persons with acquired higher education and employed in the "Villa Duomo" hotel in Kotor.

BOjanić owns a residential and commercial building in the Old Town in Kotor and a meadow of one thousand square meters in Dobrota. According to the data of the real estate administration, this property was also acquired by purchase.

According to CRPS data, he is also the owner of the Kotor company "Calisto". He founded that company in 2002 with Smiljan Samardžić, godfather of Dragan Dudić Fric. Among the founders are Vladimir Pavićević and Mladen Kustudić. Cafe bars "Uranak" and "Trezor" worked as part of it. Bojanić was also a tenant of the cafe "Moca", where Dudić was killed.

"Calisto" is on the list of the Central Bank of Montenegro (CBCG) among companies whose accounts have been blocked due to debt.

According to the February list, the company's account has been blocked for more than two years due to a debt of 27.974 euros.