Suspected Balkan drug boss pleads not guilty

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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A suspected Balkan drug boss pleaded not guilty Monday to charges that he trafficked 5.7 tons of cocaine from South America to Europe and laundered millions of dollars in drug money.

“It’s all one big lie!” Darko Saric said. “It feels like one of those American movies when someone gets framed, but I hope it will soon end.”

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