Europol Task Force Dismantles Multinational Cocaine Organization

On September 1, 2023, Europol announced that its Operational Taskforce Balkan Cartel helped coordinate a multinational law enforcement strike against a transnational drug-trafficking organization.  Simultaneous law enforcement actions after lengthy investigations resulted in the seizure of 2.7 tons of cocaine on board a large vessel, the arrests of a drug leader and five of his core affiliates.