{"id":201490,"date":"2026-02-15T12:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=201490"},"modified":"2026-02-15T12:17:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T10:17:03","slug":"whoever-doesnt-pay-protection-gets-a-bomb-some-new-kids-are-rampaging-through-belgrade-just-turned-18-and-everyone-is-afraid-of-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/whoever-doesnt-pay-protection-gets-a-bomb-some-new-kids-are-rampaging-through-belgrade-just-turned-18-and-everyone-is-afraid-of-them\/","title":{"rendered":"WHOEVER DOESN\u2019T PAY PROTECTION GETS A BOMB: Some new kids are rampaging through Belgrade, just turned 18, and everyone is afraid of them!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Who are the new, younger Vra\u010darci? A criminal group made up mostly of minors or those who have just come of age, engaged in extorting money from restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and company owners. In recent days, the establishments \u201cBabaroga,\u201d \u201cD\u017eeri,\u201d a venue in Kolar\u010deva Street, have been attacked, and an unexploded device was found in front of a well-known wine shop in Vra\u010dar. Unofficially, these attacks have been going on for several months, their mutual connection is being investigated, and despite arrests, the newspaper Nova writes that this group is not calming down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some new kids \u2013 only they are not stealing cherries and green apricots, but extorting money and calling themselves the young Vra\u010darci, i.e. the youth wing of the Vra\u010dar clan. Among them there are minors, against whom no proceedings were previously conducted, which is, among other things, why they are recruited. In a short time, numerous hospitality venues, mostly in the city center, found themselves on their target list, and their modus operandi was the subject of the newspaper Nova.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-serbiantimes-info wp-block-embed-serbiantimes-info\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"18kNBgj46n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/pretnjee-mlekarima-policija-i-bia-upozorili-poljoprivrednike-da-uklone-traktore-i-odblokiraju-ibarsku-magistralu\/\">PRETNJE MLEKARIMA: Policija i BIA upozorili poljoprivrednike da uklone traktore i odblokiraju Ibarsku magistralu!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#132;PRETNJE MLEKARIMA: Policija i BIA upozorili poljoprivrednike da uklone traktore i odblokiraju Ibarsku magistralu!&#147; &#8212; Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/pretnjee-mlekarima-policija-i-bia-upozorili-poljoprivrednike-da-uklone-traktore-i-odblokiraju-ibarsku-magistralu\/embed\/#?secret=9afh7B50Rt#?secret=18kNBgj46n\" data-secret=\"18kNBgj46n\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfter they find a venue they want to extort, the young men would first ask employees about the owner, his movements, they would contact him via WhatsApp, sending threatening messages. They appear at the doorstep of the company or venue, introduce themselves, demand a certain sum of money and set a deadline for payment. These are hefty sums exceeding 100,000 euros. If they do not receive the money, they respond by setting cars on fire, planting explosives, committing arson,\u201d Nova writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey have lived for 12, in fact 14 years in a country where everything is allowed and they simply want their piece of the pie. These are not children from the social margins, from broken families, these are young men, and even some girls, who come from relatively good and stable families, but for some reason have decided to engage in crime,\u201d says Nova.rs journalist Milo\u0161 \u017d. Lazi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Belgrade police are reacting, but the arrests are not calming the so-called young Vra\u010darci. In support of this, Nova writes that in the case of the restaurant Babaroga, a bomb was thrown just a few hours after suspects for extortion were detained at that venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has been established that the group has more than 50 members and precisely their numbers enable them, despite the arrests that have taken place in recent days, to quickly regroup and continue with criminal acts and seeking new victims,\u201d Nova writes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is impossible that this group is so well organized and that it started doing this in the last month, it has only escalated in the last month or two, probably due to turbulence in the underworld and a reshuffling of forces, these young lions are coming,\u201d says Lazi\u0107.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And since we are not in the jungle, or at least we should not be, such lions cannot and must not be kings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">MORE TOPICS:<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/pedophile-arrested-in-new-belgrade-he-touched-himself-on-his-private-parts-in-front-of-children-then-beat-a-boy-with-a-pole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">PEDOPHILE ARRESTED IN NEW BELGRADE: He touched himself on his private parts in front of children, then beat a boy with a pole!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/only-seven-days-left-nis-submitted-a-new-request-for-a-special-license-from-the-us-department-of-the-treasury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ONLY SEVEN DAYS LEFT: NIS submitted a new request for a special license from the US Department of the Treasury!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/horror-in-ivanjica-dangerous-poison-scattered-on-the-streets-several-dogs-died-human-health-also-endangered\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">HORROR IN IVANJICA: Dangerous poison scattered on the streets, several dogs died, human health also endangered!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/miomir-in-the-quarter-finals-kecmanovic-achieved-an-important-victory-in-dallas-over-the-24th-ranked-tennis-player-in-the-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">MIOMIR IN THE QUARTER-FINALS: Kecmanovi\u0107 achieved an important victory in Dallas over the 24th-ranked tennis player in the world!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-greatest-serbian-diplomat-heres-why-jovan-ristic-is-known-as-the-thomas-jefferson-of-serbia-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE GREATEST SERBIAN DIPLOMAT: Here\u2019s Why Jovan Risti\u0107 Is Known as the Thomas Jefferson of Serbia!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/the-birth-of-the-nemanjic-dynasty-the-story-of-stefan-the-first-crowned-and-the-creation-of-the-first-serbian-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">THE BIRTH OF THE NEMANJI\u0106 DYNASTY: The story of Stefan the First-Crowned and the creation of the first Serbian kingdom!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Source<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>: Nova,&nbsp;<strong>Foto:<\/strong>&nbsp;Youtube\/Ozzon pres<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who are the new, younger Vra\u010darci? A criminal group made up mostly of minors or those who have just come of age, engaged in extorting money from restaurateurs, entrepreneurs and company owners. 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