Darko Saric

BELGRADE - The trial of arrested drug lord Darko Saric will raise and settle many issues, Serbian Minister of Justice Nikola Selakovic said late Tuesday.

BELGRADE - Prosecutor for Organized Crime Miljko Radisavljevic said on Wednesday Darko Saric's next appearance before the Special Court will be on March 24, when he will enter his plea.

It is evident that Saric will be interrogated as a witness in a preliminary investigation concerning unauthorized release of classified information, Radisavljevic told Radio and Television of Serbia.

Top officials announce details of drug lord Darko Saric’s arrest Balkan cocaine king shall not be witness-collaborator

As revealed by the First Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia Aleksandar Vucic at least fifteen foreign security services took part in the arrest of Darko Saric.

U.S. congratulates Serbian government on Saric arrest

BELGRADE - The United States congratulated on Tuesday the governments of Serbia and Montenegro on the apprehension of long-time fugitive Darko Saric, adding that the U.S. will continue to work with Serbian authorities on combating organized crime and corruption.

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BELGRADE- Director of the Security Information Agency (BIA) Aleksandar Djordjevic said on Tuesday that Serbia's First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, who also heads the Security Agency Coordination Bureau, was the only politician with all the information regarding the search for and the arrest of indicted drug lord Darko Saric.

BELGRADE - Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport said Tuesday that the arrest of drug lord Darko Saric is very good and encouraging news and a major step forward in the effective fight against organized crime.

BRUSSELS - The European Commission (EC) welcomes the arrest of Darko Saric, and expects an efficient trial in line with the European standards, it was released in Brussels on Tuesday.

Darko Šarić case - key moments

BELGRADE -- Alleged drug lord Darko Šarić first grabbed the headlines in October 2009 when the Uruguayan police seized 2.8 tons of cocaine at the port of Santiago Vazquez.

BELGRADE - The Special Court in Belgrade decided on Tuesday to place drug lord Darko Saric in custody for 60 days, stating that the reasons for the order from December 9, 2010, to place him in custory were still valid.

Suspected drug boss placed in 60-day detention

BELGRADE -- Darko Šarić, who was arrested and transferred to Belgrade this morning, has been remanded in custody for 60 days by the Special Court for Organized Crime.