Montenegrin teams whose bases are in Belgrade and Novi Sad are waging war with Serbian clans in the fight for supremacy on the drug market, without regard even for unprotected citizens.
According to "Blic", the power of drug gangs in Serbia in recent years is based on their strength in Latin America. The one who has stronger contacts there is a force in Serbia as well. In the last decade, several groups have made good positions with the Colombian cartels, smuggling cocaine to Europe, and some of it ends up in Serbia. They include smaller groups, who run street sales and thus keep the underworld under control.
According to BIA data, the strongest positions in Latin America are held by the Niš and Jagodina drug clans and groups gathered around Dejan Stojanović Keka and Luka Bojović, who control the Belgrade underground, according to "Blic".
"In the last three years, Montenegrin groups have also been trying to establish power in the Serbian underground. There are several strong groups in the game, which are better positioned in Latin America than the Serbs. That is why Serbian criminals are also dependent on Montenegrins in Colombia. There is trust between the groups, but and every mistake is paid with life," a source familiar with the activities of Serbian and Montenegrin criminal groups in Latin America told "Blic".
The groups function together, invest and launder money, but there is also a constant struggle for supremacy between them.
"There are rules, and mistakes cost lives," says the source.
Thus, according to "Blic", Montenegrin Goran Radoman, who was killed on February 300 in New Belgrade, paid for the theft of 20 kilograms of cocaine with his life. Jovica Radonjić, Vladan Veličković and Miloš Milanović were killed in Belgrade because of drug dealings. Dragan Vasić Gaga was wounded. Nenad Opačić and Vojislav Škrbić were killed in Novi Sad. Ten days ago, Dragan Jelinović was killed in Belgrade. Drug deals are in the background of every crime.
Criminologist Dobrivoje Radovanović tells "Blic" that murders are common when it comes to drug gangs.
"Murders are normal for changing bosses, taking over markets, goods, when someone from the group wants to become independent," says Radovanović.
Unlike in the nineties, when targets were killed in ambushes, the liquidations that followed also included accidental victims. Killings from a moving car, explosives under the vehicle while many bystanders are nearby.
"When the murder is the work of a member of the clan, he has no regard for the citizens. The bigger the explosion, the higher his reputation with the bosses," says Radovanović.
No institution in Serbia deals with the assessment of the danger of citizens in drug wars.
"Our police cannot protect citizens much in this war. First of all, because the clans are in constant conflict," says Radovanović.
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