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Police arrest 11 linked to Balkan cocaine ring, including alleged member of "Pink Panthers" jewel heist gang

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Police in the Balkans arrest 11 alleged members of a criminal syndicate responsible for smuggling cocaine from South America to Europe .

The so-called Balkans route is a vital transit network long used by criminals to smuggle drugs, weapons, and people into western Europe .

One of the suspects arrested in Serbia was also wanted for his alleged membership in the notorious Pink Panthers jewel heist gang.

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English

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