{"id":214499,"date":"2026-07-16T18:11:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=214499"},"modified":"2026-07-16T18:11:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:11:29","slug":"verdict-handed-down-to-the-balkan-cartel-four-convicted-for-smuggling-cocaine-across-the-atlantic-sentenced-to-a-total-of-59-years-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/verdict-handed-down-to-the-balkan-cartel-four-convicted-for-smuggling-cocaine-across-the-atlantic-sentenced-to-a-total-of-59-years-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"VERDICT HANDED DOWN TO THE BALKAN CARTEL: Four Convicted for Smuggling Cocaine Across the Atlantic, Sentenced to a Total of 59 Years in Prison!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Special Department for Organized Crime of the Higher Court in Belgrade today delivered and publicly announced its verdict in the case against defendants Slobodan Kostovski, Nikola Stojadinovi\u0107, Neboj\u0161a Subin, and Bojan Kopitovi\u0107 for the illegal trafficking of more than two tons of cocaine seized in the Atlantic Ocean on August 24, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slobodan Kostovski was sentenced to 20 years in prison, Nikola Stojadinovi\u0107 received a combined sentence of 18 years, Neboj\u0161a Subin was sentenced to a combined term of 14 years, while Bojan Kopitovi\u0107 was sentenced to seven years in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The defendants were members of a branch of the Balkan Cartel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the first-instance verdict, Kostovski, Stojadinovi\u0107, and Subin had their detention extended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">READ MORE: <\/mark><\/h4>\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=\"4T08J7dw4f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/osvojio-dva-svetska-zlata-za-srbiju-marko-dragosavljevic-otvorio-dusu-i-otkrio-kljuc-istorijskog-uspeha\/\">OSVOJIO DVA SVETSKA ZLATA ZA SRBIJU: Marko Dragosavljevi\u0107 otvorio du\u0161u i otkrio klju\u010d istorijskog uspeha!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cOSVOJIO DVA SVETSKA ZLATA ZA SRBIJU: Marko Dragosavljevi\u0107 otvorio du\u0161u i otkrio klju\u010d istorijskog uspeha!\u201d \u2014 Serbiantimes.info\" src=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/osvojio-dva-svetska-zlata-za-srbiju-marko-dragosavljevic-otvorio-dusu-i-otkrio-kljuc-istorijskog-uspeha\/embed\/#?secret=xfJx2XIao0#?secret=4T08J7dw4f\" data-secret=\"4T08J7dw4f\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four men were charged with, as members of an organized criminal group, committing the criminal offense of unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotic drugs between March 2022 and August 24, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately two tons of cocaine were seized aboard a sailing yacht in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean on August 24 last year. 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