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May 2024
17m 13s

The Balkan gangsters who became Europe’s...

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About this episode

Balkan traffickers have mastered the supply of cocaine to

Europe from South America, say authorities. On this special episode,

journalists Gabriel Stargardter and Aleksandar Vasovic discuss how these gangs

came to dominate the market and the police scramble to keep up. 

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