Darko Šarić was arrested today in his villa on Senjak in Belgrade, where he had been under house arrest since December.
The MUP confirmed that he was arrested in an international operation coordinated by EUROPOL and EUROJUST, in which the police of Croatia and Serbia took part. In addition to Šarić, "five members of an organized criminal group that operated on the territory of the Republic of Serbia, Europe and South America" were arrested.
According to the Ministry of Interior's announcement, they are accused of having committed criminal acts of conspiracy to commit criminal acts, aggravated murder, illegal production and distribution of narcotic drugs, illegal production, possession, carrying and sale of weapons and explosive substances, causing general danger and abuse official position."
According to the media, Šarić is linked to the organization of the murder of members of the Skaljar clan Alen Kožar and Damir Hodžić in Corfu, as well as to some events in Montenegro. All this was organized by Navno Šarić from house arrest, with five Sky phones, two of which were satellite.
Some media also report that Red Star fan Uroš Mišić, who was previously in prison for attacking a police officer, and his name was also mentioned in the proceedings for the murder of Miloš Vidaković, was also arrested, as well as Šarić's lawyer Dejan Lazarević, who is also a legal representative and Veljko Belivuk and Marko Miljković, and that among the arrested are also policemen and three judges of the Court of Appeal.
In December of last year, Darko Šarić, who was convicted in the first instance for international cocaine smuggling and money laundering, was sentenced to house arrest by the decision of the Appellate Court in Belgrade. Saric has been in prison since March 2014, when he surrendered after four years on the run.
S.Ć./Evening news
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