Organised crime in the balkans
Jun 4th 2011, 17:16 by T.J.
IT WAS the end of the line for the lobster-pot cocaine plot on June 2nd. Five men were sentenced at Kingston Crown Court to a total of 104 years for attempting to smuggle 255 kg (562 pounds) of high-purity cocaine into Britain. The drugs (pictured) had been dumped into the sea in May 2010 from the MSC Oriane, a container ship which was en route from Brazil to Antwerp.
Britain’s security agencies are cock-a-hoop after stopping £53m ($87m) worth of cocaine from reaching the country. But the size and sophistication of the foiled plot suggests that the authorities should be careful about celebrating their achievement. The Balkan-based organised-crime groups behind it have gone global, and now pose a bigger threat than ever to European law enforcement. ...more....
read more: the economist
http://www.economist.com/blogs/easternapproaches/2011/06/organised-crime-balkans
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