Daily "pinpoints" narcotics hub in south

The main center for distribution of drugs in the Balkans is Veliki Trnovac in southern Serbia, writes Belgrade daily Politika.

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Sunday, 10.05.2009.

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The main center for distribution of drugs in the Balkans is Veliki Trnovac in southern Serbia, writes Belgrade daily Politika. According to this report, three tons of narcotics are stored in this town near Bujanovac in Serbia's volatile south, "at any given moment". Daily "pinpoints" narcotics hub in south The newspaper also quotes police data that shows some 6,000 people from this part of the country have taken part in drug smuggling. The interest in the Veliki Trnovac story was renewed several days ago when police seized five kilograms of heroin, worth more than EUR 300,000. That Veliki Trnovac is the largest distribution center for narcotic in the Balkans has also been mentioned in Interpol's reports "for a long time", writes Politika. These estimates say that town has "at least three tons of heroin are ready for delivery at any given moment". Italy's Anti-Mafia Center also has information about Veliki Trnovac, with a recent report saying that almost 70 percent of drug trafficking bound for the western European markets goes through this town and nearby Presevo. According to this report, "drug smuggling is the chief activity for about 5,000 locals", while ethnic Albanian families of Osmani, Halifi and Bunaku "have complete control over the narcotics trafficking".

Daily "pinpoints" narcotics hub in south

The newspaper also quotes police data that shows some 6,000 people from this part of the country have taken part in drug smuggling.

The interest in the Veliki Trnovac story was renewed several days ago when police seized five kilograms of heroin, worth more than EUR 300,000.

That Veliki Trnovac is the largest distribution center for narcotic in the Balkans has also been mentioned in Interpol's reports "for a long time", writes Politika.

These estimates say that town has "at least three tons of heroin are ready for delivery at any given moment".

Italy's Anti-Mafia Center also has information about Veliki Trnovac, with a recent report saying that almost 70 percent of drug trafficking bound for the western European markets goes through this town and nearby Preševo.

According to this report, "drug smuggling is the chief activity for about 5,000 locals", while ethnic Albanian families of Osmani, Halifi and Bunaku "have complete control over the narcotics trafficking".

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