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Balkan suspected drug lord arrested

By Dusan Stojanovic
Published March 18, 2014 1:19pm ET
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Balkan suspected drug lord arrested
In this image taken from video provided by Info Biro TV on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, Darko Saric is escorted from a government jet, in Belgrade, Serbia, following his arrest in Montenegro. The most wanted suspected drug lord in the Balkans, charged with smuggling 5.7 tons of cocaine from South America to Europe, was arrested Tuesday after surrendering to Serbian authorities, government officials said. The officials said Darko Saric was arraigned after agreeing to surrender unconditionally following his location by several national security agencies in an unidentified Latin American country. (AP Photo/Info Biro TV) | AP

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The most wanted suspected drug lord in the Balkans, charged with smuggling 5.7 tons of cocaine from South America to Europe, was arrested Tuesday after surrendering to Serbian authorities, government officials said.

The officials said Darko Saric was arraigned after agreeing to surrender unconditionally following his location by several national security agencies in an unidentified Latin American country.

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