Assassination Nation: The Balkan Clan War that Took Over Europe
Summary
Hosts Danny Gold and Sean Williams detail the rise and fall of Darko Sarich, a Montenegrin crime boss who built a massive cocaine trafficking network using Balkan seafaring connections. The episode covers the subsequent civil war between the Skajari and Kavach clans in Kotor, triggered by internal disputes over drug shipments and money. It culminates in the 2020 assassination of two Skajari leaders in Athens and a failed hit on the Kavach leader in Ukraine, highlighting the intense violence and corruption that defines the region's organized crime landscape.
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