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SERBIAN MAFIA'S GROWING INFLUENCE? WHO ARE THE NEW PLAYERS ON THE TABLE? Written by Joseph Calcone, interview with an organized crime expert Ben Powlson. The Serbians? Some say they are back on track, and some say they are long gone, what do you think about that? "Serbs? The Serbs have never been gone, they just laid low after the recent arrests and the already known disappearing of the old players, like Miodrag Krcmarik for example and such. But right now? You can see their influence growing back, they have their hands in everything, anything from rackets of drug dealing, prostitution, and illegal gambling, you name a criminal activity and they have their share in it. If you haven't been able to already see it, it's because they don't want you to, and that's how they've been operating under the radar for some time now. I have to say, they lost a lot of their share in the Los Santos' organized crime scene but they are still the guys that chop you up and put you in a meat grinder. What can I say? Old habits never go away." And where do they operate nowadays? Has anything changed as far of the organization goes? "Well, you know, they operate everywhere if you look at it in the big picture, every part of Los Santos has something to do with the Serbs, and that's something that won't go away so easy, as for the spots that they influence the most, you got Marina and the newly claimed Rodeo spots, they mostly serve as a grouping spots for members and just people who are connected with them. You got those two joints, the Marina one is a place where the old generation meets up, and you got guys that don't go out of their comfort zone and make the place feel like they're in Serbia. As for the Rodeo guys? They're fucking crazy, a new generation of Serbs, driven by money and respect, most of the guys are mainly second or third-generation and nobody messes with them. You fuck with their money or make yourself an enemy to them? You'll wish they kill you straight away." Branko Lazarevic, Dejan Kosanovic, Miodrag Krcmarik, Bojan Lazarevic & Andrej Ateljevic The Rodeo guys, are there any guys up there are worth mentioning? Because most of the older guys now stationed in Marina are already known faces. "One of the most noticeable residents of Marina is Dejan Kosanovic. That guy? He has had a big past with Serbian Organized Crime, going as far as being one of the top-tier Captain of the older generations, such as Bojan Lazarevic, Branko Lazarevic, Novak Blagojevic, Miodrag Krcmarik, and Mirza Crncevic. He's been identified as one of the leaders along with a high reputation as being a money maker. He's brought in a ton of money for himself and the crew during his active years, he's been working tight with the past generation. He's been identified as the leader of all Serbian groups and crews inside the Los Santos and as a key role in the rise of it." ______ Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic Sasa "Sale" Kosanovic Ziva's a purebred savage. Kills left and right; if you looked at him wrong? You're dead. If you ever thought about disrespecting him? You were hurt. He's not the average Los Santos gangster. He's straightforward with his murders. Secrets aren't kept when it comes to the Serbians. They like to flaunt their kills, they want people to know who had done it. There are rumors that he had his own wife killed, and let me tell you, there's a ninety-nine point nine percent chance it's true. Once Zivko stepped up to the big seat as the right hand of Sasa and Dejan, he had to build his era of the Serbian mafia. He kept a couple of loyalists by his side and even raised a few himself. The seat was up for the taking, and he snatched it quickly. With some people and the others gone, who would step to a guy like Ziva? They knew he was the best fit for the right hand, so they followed in his footsteps like trained soldiers in the army. Zivko "Ziva" Petrovic With all this said, what expectations do you have for the Serbs? "I think they're definitely on the rise, I can see them coming back to the level of Deki Kosanovic's group, maybe even higher, who knows. But what I do know, is that they're a group of guys who don't mess around and you can tell they know what they're doing, nobody dares to mess with their money and nobody gets in their way without consequences. They're a group growing power and I see them climbing back to what they were." Serbian organized crime emerged during the 1970s as increasing numbers of Yugoslav expatriates emigrated to Western Europe. Serbian gangsters in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and France carried out robberies and heists with the support of the Yugoslavian security services, which employed expatriate criminals as informants and assassins and, in exchange, provided them with weapons and legal protection. Such government support, along with the wealth Serbian gangs accumulated through a pattern of robberies, allowed the Serbian mafia to become one of the most powerful crime groups in Europe by the 1980s. One of the most significant mafia groups in Scandinavia is the Serbian-Montenegrin mafia in Scandinavia, also known as Juggemaffian ("Yugo Mafia"). The foundations of the gang began during the mass immigration of Yugoslav guest workers to Sweden in the 1970s. Its power base is in the cities of Stockholm and Copenhagen, with territory in Malmö and Gothenburg, among other cities in western Sweden. The "Yugo Mafia" received significant media attention in Sweden, especially during the 1990s, thanks to flashy top-ranking members such as Dragan "Mica" Jovanovic. The founder and first leader of the group is believed to be Dejan's older brother, Vladislav "Kosa" Kosanovic. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, many Serbian gangsters throughout Europe returned to Serbia to exploit new criminal opportunities and serve in paramilitary units during the Bosnian War. The Serbian mafia gave many Serbs a perceived way out of the economic disaster that occurred in the country following the implementation of internationally imposed sanctions against Serbia during the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Serbian criminals have also been recruited into state security forces, a notable example being Jakov "Jale" Pantic, a commander in the Serbian Army, which was re-labeled as the JSO (Red Berets) after the war. During the period when the cigarette mafia operated, the Serbian mafia earned about 100 billion dollars. Today, the Serbian mafia is composed of several major international criminal organizations specializing in the cocaine trade, which in turn have wider networks throughout Europe and across the world. These include some highly successful groups, including one of the largest cocaine import enterprises in Europe, "Group America", and the "Pink Panthers", responsible for some of the biggest heists ever committed. The Serbian mafia has established a direct connection with the majority of cocaine producers, purchasing drugs directly from South American producers and selling them only to wholesalers operating in Europe. According to estimates by Europol and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Serbian cartel "Group America", also known as "el Cartel de las Balcanes" ("the cartel of the Balkans"), imports about 500 tons of cocaine annually to Europe. The boss of the group, Goran Markovic, was wanted by more than 30 countries. In June 2013, Forbes magazine published a list of the wealthiest mafia bosses in the world, with Serbian drug lord Aleksandar Ristic in fifth place with an estimated 27 billion dollars worth of assets. Goran Dimitrijevic with Nenad Uzelac, Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic and Sasa "Sale" Kosanovic Zivko "Ziva" Petrovic Paris, France Beogradska Grupa was formed in the early 1990s by a group of Serbian immigrants who fled the Yugoslav Wars and settled in the San Andreas. They had fled their homeland after the war, seeking refuge in the city and a chance to start anew. However, they soon realized that the streets of Los Santos were just as unforgiving as those they had left behind. Initially, the organization focused on petty crimes such as theft and extortion, but as they grew in power and notoriety, they expanded their operations to include drug trafficking, arms dealing, racketeering, protection racketeering, and other forms of organized crime. Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic Among this group was a young man named Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic. Deki had grown up in Belgrade, learning the ways of the streets from his older brother, a notorious mobster who had been involved in various criminal activities. Deki had always admired his brother's strength and cunning, and he saw an opportunity to build a new life for himself in Los Santos. The organization is led by a charismatic and ruthless leader named Dejan Kosanovic, a former soldier in the Yugoslav People's Army who became disillusioned with the war and turned to a life of crime. Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic is known for his cunning and strategic mind, always staying one step ahead of the law and his enemies. He's brought in a ton of money for himself and the crew during his active years, he's been working tight with the past generations, with names like Branko Lazarevic, Bojan Lazarevic, Novak Blagojevic, Mirza Crncevic, and Miodrag Krcmarik. Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic has been identified as the leader of one of the biggest Serbian crew and as a key role in the rise of it. After returning to Los Santos, he met a new Serbian group, a next-generation who shared his desire to make a name for themselves. There were names Nenad Uzelac a notorious drug dealer, Zivko Petrovic, a skilled mechanic with a talent for tinkering with cars, Goran Dimitrijevic, a charismatic talker with a golden tongue, and Sasa "Sale" Kosanovic, a younger brother of Dejan "Deki" Kosanovic, a rugged enforcer with a reputation for being ruthless. The Serbian Mafia's 'house of horror' INVESTIGATION - A group associated with Dejan Kosanovic in Serbia. The discovery of a 'house of horror' in Belgrade, where Serbian mobsters tortured their rivals, shows that criminal organizations are ready to gain control of drug trafficking in the Balkans. The wide smiles that light up their faces suggest the satisfaction of a job well done. On January 3, 2012, in a small house in the city of Belgrade, two muscular and tattooed thirty-somethings pose in front of their latest trophy: a naked man, with his feet and fists bound. One of his torturers, wearing black gloves, raises the man's head towards the photographer's lens. The martyr's face is swollen, and his eyes are closed; he is probably already dead. The Cocaine war in the Balkans has just claimed its umpteenth victim. In another picture, taken a few minutes later, the victim's foot is shown next to his head. The body had been cut up in a nearby room, covered in tarps. Behind the body, a professional meat grinder stands ready to process the pieces. They will then be put into bags and thrown into the nearby Danube River. The photos taken in this building, now called "the house of horror" by the local press, should never have landed on the desk of a Serbian judge. But one of the two smiling thirty-somethings, Ilija Stevic, alias "Ika Ljudozder" ("Ika Cannibal"), and his team of henchmen had made the mistake of sharing them on the app Sky ECC, thinking its encryption would be unbreakable. They didn't realize that Europol, Belgian, Dutch, and French police would be able to penetrate the secrets shared on this messaging platform. Pink Panthers The Pink Panthers - a Serbian jewel thief network - have pulled off some of the most daring heists in the annals of organized crime, leaving authorities astounded. This notorious group is primarily comprised of Serbian citizens. The Pink Panthers are responsible for what has been termed some of the most "glamorous" heists in history, with one criminologist even describing their crimes as "artistry". They have operated in numerous countries and on several continents and include Japan's most successful robbery among their thefts. Wafi Mall known as Dubai Mall - 14.7 Million heist: "Pink Panthers" in Dubai in 170 seconds Wafi shopping mall in Dubai captured, in 2007, two Audi S8s smashing through its glass doors. The first – white with silver wheels – crashes through in reverse, while the second – a black car with a woman at the wheel – drives head-on. The white car pauses briefly as a man in a black bodysuit, and balaclava jumps out before the driver hits the gas again. You have to imagine the screeching of tires as they speed on through the public atrium and reverse the car into the door of the Graff jewelry store. The man in black runs into the shop and another joins him; both are carrying revolvers in one hand and tiny pickaxes in the other, and have pouches attached to their bodies. The store attendants run for their lives, and the men calmly and systematically start to break through display cases. At each one, they seem to smash the glass and grab the jewels in one smooth move. You assume they have done this before. In the robberies that the Pink Panthers did, there were no victims. Srpska Mreža operates primarily in the city of Los Santos, they are based in Marina & Rodeo where they have established a strong presence through bribery and intimidation. They control and protect several key locations, including nightclubs and bars, which they use as fronts for their illegal activities. Their main source of income is arms trafficking, robberies, protection racketeering, legal companies, and drug trafficking, specifically cocaine and heroin, which they import from Peru and South America. Srpska Mreža has a diverse membership, with members from various ethnic backgrounds. Srpska Mreža's ultimate goal is to become the dominant organization in Los Santos, controlling all legal and illegal activities and profits. They will stop at nothing to achieve this goal. OOC Information This is a Serbian Criminal Organization, and all kind of recruitment happens through IC methods. Every member is to follow the server rules at all times. Failure to do so will result in a kick, and you might face a report against you through the report section. We want to maintain a good reputation so we do not tolerate any trolls or flippant behavior, if you are caught doing so you’ll end up with a warning. If there are any questions or complaints about the faction you may PM me @XSystem through the forum. This faction has been in development since the beginning of May 2024. Only members of the faction with specific permissions are allowed to post screenshots on the thread. Faction Discord: https://discord.gg/qd8WM69d9t - By joining this faction, you agree to a character kill if the leadership of the faction has a legitimate reason to kill you.