International drug cartel dismantled

An international drug cartel that has been active mainly in Slovenia and Austria, but also in Italy and further afield, has been dismantled by the Slovenian police in cooperation with the Austrian law enforcement authorities.

In a culmination of an extensive investigation that went on for two years, 500 investigators and police officers conducted 50 house and other searches between 9 and 10 January, seizing illicit drugs, cash and means of transport. They filed charges against 49 suspects.

Presenting the outcome of the operation to reporters on 17 January, Primož Donoša, the...