Montenegro finds 1 ton of cocaine in banana shipment
01 September 2021 |
8:18 am
It's reportedly the biggest ever drug bust in the small Balkan country. Montenegro has stepped up its fight against organised crime in recent years as it aspires to join the EU.
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