Trial of Šarić’s drug gang begins in Belgrade

A trial of runaway drug lord Darko Saric’s drug gang began at the Special Court in Belgrade on Friday. The trial will merge several indictments, charging members of the gang with trafficking of more than three tons of cocaine from Latin America to Western Europe during 2008 and 2009. Trial of Saric’s drug gang begins in Belgrade The main hearing started with reading of the indictment, after which the defendants will be asked to enter pleas. Out of a total of 22 suspects, eight are on the run, including Saric. Seven men have already been convicted, after reaching an agreement with the prosecutor's office for organized crime, under which they have entered a guilty plea in exchange for four to ten years in prison, while two are still negotiating the agreement. Three of Saric's accomplices secured the status of associate witness. The police lost track of the most wanted drug lord from Serbia in October 2009, during the operation dubbed “Balkan Warrior” which was taking place in Uruguay and Belgrade. The Saric group is charged with cocaine trafficking, laundering of the money thus acquired, which was then pumped into legal flows of the Serbian economy during the privatization process. A view of the Special Court in Belgrade (Tanjug, file) Tanjug

Trial of Šarić’s drug gang begins in Belgrade

The main hearing started with reading of the indictment, after which the defendants will be asked to enter pleas.

Out of a total of 22 suspects, eight are on the run, including Šarić.

Seven men have already been convicted, after reaching an agreement with the prosecutor's office for organized crime, under which they have entered a guilty plea in exchange for four to ten years in prison, while two are still negotiating the agreement.

Three of Šarić's accomplices secured the status of associate witness.

The police lost track of the most wanted drug lord from Serbia in October 2009, during the operation dubbed “Balkan Warrior” which was taking place in Uruguay and Belgrade.

The Šarić group is charged with cocaine trafficking, laundering of the money thus acquired, which was then pumped into legal flows of the Serbian economy during the privatization process.