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Drug

22.September 2026 B. B.

17,5 kilograms of cocaine were seized

Drugs were found during control of a cargo vehicle at the Bezdan Border Crossing

Drug smuggling

19.August 2026 B. B.

How eight tons of marijuana were smuggled from North Macedonia to Serbia

So far, a total of 13 suspects have been arrested in the investigation of the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime of North Macedonia for smuggling several tons of marijuana from North Macedonia to Serbia. How did the "fur" arrive, which is mostly stored in Konjuh

Francuska

18.August 2026 B. B.

Drones are becoming an increasingly popular means of smuggling "goods" into French prisons

In just one French prison, there were 1.826 drone deliveries in less than two months, bringing more than 30 kilograms of drugs into that prison

The room where the marijuana was seized from Smederev

chronicle

07.August 2026 NR

Fallen six marijuana growers near Smederevo

Six people were arrested in Vodnje near Smederevo after the police discovered illegal marijuana plantations there

Drugs among the bananas

21.July 2026 IN THE

In Italy, 770 kilograms of cocaine from Ecuador were seized, on packages with the flag of Serbia

Italian customs and financial police prevented a large quantity of cocaine from entering the European market after discovering the drug hidden among pallets of bananas from South America in the port of Vado Ligure

Drug

26.June 2026 B. B.

The UN warns: The drug market is expanding

Cannabis remains the most widely used drug, with an estimated 256 million users, followed by opioids with 63 million, amphetamines with 32 million, cocaine with 25 million and ecstasy with 21 million users.

New psychoactive substances

17.June 2026 AI

Warning in the EU: Drugs in Europe have never been so deadly

Almost every week, the EU Drug Agency discovers a new, illegal psychoactive substance that has been put on the market. Not only are the effects of these synthetic drugs completely unpredictable, but dealers confuse them with heroin or cocaine. The consequences can be fatal

Record drug seizures

12.May 2026. KS

Where did so many drugs come from in Serbia: Five tons of marijuana near Kruševac, two hundred kilos in Batrovci

Since the beginning of 2026, the Ministry of Interior has issued more than 70 announcements about arrests for trafficking, possession and production of narcotics. Where do so many drugs come from in Serbia?

Montenegro

09.march 2026 IN THE

Milan Knežević: Montenegro has more drugs in stock than fuel

Milan Knežević reacted to the statement of Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajić about the stocks of oil derivatives, pointing out that there are more drugs than fuel in Montenegro.

Drug

18.February 2026. KS

North Macedonia: Detention of two suspects in the case of drug seizure in Konjuh

Two people are in custody in Skopje because they are suspected of being connected to the seizure of five tons of marijuana in Serbia

Drugs and the state

12.February 2026. Slobodan Georgiev

Inflated, rolled and protected

In their "catch all" political position, progressives have crossed almost all boundaries. Their actions show a simple logic: if an area brings profit and benefit - that area should be taken over and dealt with in the "best possible way".

Northern Macedonia

09.February 2026. IN THE

BIRN: Serbian citizens linked to the seizure of nine tons of marijuana in Skopje

Behind the seizure of a large amount of marijuana in Skopje is hidden an extensive network of business and ownership connections between companies for medical cannabis in North Macedonia and citizens of Serbia, mainly from Kruševac, BIRN writes.

Narcotics

09.February 2026. Here is Hinz (DW)

Young people turn on the cameras when they do drugs - because of clicks on TikTok

Young people have always experimented with drugs. But publicity changes everything. Before, they would do drugs secretly. Today they include cameras - because of clicks on TikTok

Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade

06.February 2026. B. B.

Drug business near Kruševac: VJT takes all the credit for the record seizure of marijuana

The higher public prosecutor's office in Belgrade claims that the record seizure of marijuana in Konjuh is the "realization of the continuation of the investigation" that it had been conducting since August last year. Any merits of the Prosecutor's Office for organized crime, against which the executive progressive government is waging a merciless fight, are denied

marijuana

06.February 2026. KS

North Macedonia: 27 tons of marijuana seized, a case connected to Serbia

In North Macedonia, 27 tons of marijuana linked to drug smuggling to Serbia and five tons of "grass" found in the village of Konjuh near Kruševac were seized.

From the new issue

05.February 2026. SW / KS

Drug case in Konjuh: The policeman is dismissed, the prosecutor is removed?

According to "Vremen", the police chief who obtained key information about the location of drugs in Konjuh and the prosecutor who is leading the investigation into the seizure of five tons of marijuana will not stay in their current positions for long.

Record marijuana seizure

05.February 2026. Bojan Bednar

Drug dealer from Konjuh: Who is behind the five tons of seized marijuana

The inspectors responsible for the seizure of a record five tons of marijuana near Kruševac were punished by shifts, retired prosecutor Jasmina Paunović told Vreme. It reminds me of the "Jovanjica" case.

From the new issue

04.February 2026. BN

Nikola Strašek broke away from heroin and is now writing about it

"I almost died several times," Nikola Strašek tells Vreme. Now he has written an autobiographical novel about the hell of heroines

Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office

01.February 2026. B. B.

"Radar": The prosecutor who led the record seizure of drugs will be replaced

The TOK prosecutor who led the record seizure of drugs will no longer be able to work in that prosecutor's office, and the police officers who worked with her have been unofficially asked to be replaced.

Seizure of drugs

30.January 2026 KS

A drug dealer from Konjuh: Miroslav Aleksić claims that he is a member of the SNS

MP Miroslav Aleksić claims that one of the suspects in the case of the seizure of five tons of marijuana in the village of Konjuh near Kruševac is a member of the Serbian Progressive Party, stating that he is a person close to the family of the current Minister of Defense Bratislava Gašić

Drug

30.January 2026 KS

The largest seizure of marijuana in Serbia: Found five tons in Konjuh near Kruševac

The police seized five tons of marijuana on a property in the village of Konjuh near Kruševac, which is the largest seizure of that drug in Serbia. Three people were arrested in the operation, while one more is being sought, and illegal weapons were also found

Grčka

17.January 2026 IN THE

Yanis Varoufakis was called to the police for admitting to using ecstasy and marijuana

Greek police issued a summons to Yanis Varoufakis to report to the anti-narcotics unit after he spoke publicly about marijuana and a one-time use of ecstasy more than three decades ago

Nicolas Maduro

04.January 2026 B. B.

Maduro is in custody in New York awaiting trial on numerous serious charges

The US Department of Justice is charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with being the leader of the narco-terrorist organization known as the Cartel de los Soles (Cartel of the Suns).

The epicenter of the drug trade

22.December 2025 Žombor Peter / DW

Myanmar: Opium production champion

Today, Myanmar is the world's largest producer of opium, and the drug produced in that country increasingly ends up on the markets of Africa and Europe, according to United Nations data.

A new war is on the horizon.

03.December 2025 IN THE

War for oil: Will the US attack Venezuela?

Donald Trump announced ground attacks and said that planes should avoid Venezuela's airspace in the future

Republika Srpska

19.November 2025 IN THE

"Mounted blackmail" or "drug trafficking": A video with the director of the UKC RS, Vlado Đajić, was published

The video in which the director of the University Clinical Center of the Republika Srpska, Vlado Đajić, is sitting in front of a bag of white powder caused a wave of reactions in the Republika Srpska. Mayor Stanivuković released the video, and Dodik said that Đajić was "dismissed from all functions". He, on the other hand, claims that it was blackmailing a criminal and that he reported everything to the police

Niš

02.September 2025 RV

Opposition: The owners of a company promoted by the mayor of Nis were killed in a crackdown on drug gangs

"I ask the mayor Dragoslav Pavlović why he went to promote a company that is obviously connected to crime? Who sent him there, does he have deeper connections with people who were close to the drug cartel", asks the deputy of the National Movement of Serbia from Niš, Đorđe Stanković