Europol, EU Partners, and U.S. Take Down Organized Crime and Corrupt Offices in Bosnia-Herzegovina

        On April 22, 204, Europol led a large-scale raid in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the homes and offices of 23 persons suspected as participants of the “inner circle” of a drug kingpin’s organization.  The raid arose from the arrest of a drug kingpin in November 2022.  Europol hailed the take down of the so-called “super cartel,” which was an alliance of criminal networks that controlled much of Europe’s cocaine trade. Participating in the search of over 40 locations were law enforcement officials from several countries, including the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).