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The Serbian mafia (), or Serbian organized crime, are various criminal organizations based in Serbia or composed of ethnic Serbs in the former Yugoslavia and Serbian diaspora. The organizations are primarily involved in smuggling, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, human trafficking, assassinations, heists, assault, protection rackets, murder, money laundering and illegal gambling. Ethnic Serb organized crime groups are organized horizontally; higher-ranked members are not necessarily coordinated by any leader. Serbian organized crime emerged during the 1970s as increasing numbers of Yugoslav expatriates emigrated to Western Europe. Serbian gangsters in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and France carried out robberies and heists with the support of the Yugoslavian security services, which employed expatriate criminals as informants and assassins, and in exchange provided them with weapons and legal protection. Such government support, along with the wealth Serbian gangs accumul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ljubomir Magaš
Ljubomir Magaš ( sr-cyr, Љубомир Магаш; 27 May 1948 – 10 November 1986) was a Serbian amateur boxer, streetfighter and gangster. He was commonly known by his nickname Ljuba Zemunac ( sr-cyr, Љуба Земунац, lit=Ljuba from Zemun). A three-time convicted rapist in Yugoslavia, Magaš rose to become a Yugoslav mafia crime boss and one of the most influential figures in the Frankfurt underworld during the 1970s and 1980s. In 1986, he was murdered by rival gangster Goran Vuković. Early life Born to a Croatian father, Šime Magaš, from Nin, and a Serbian mother, Rosa Ćurčić, Ljubomir spent his early youth in Zemun. When the youngster was six, his father abandoned the family. Young Ljubomir stayed out of trouble for the most part while living in Zemun. When he was eight, his mother moved the family to Belgrade, the Zvezdara neighbourhood where he attended Ćirilo i Metodije primary school. During his early teens, Magaš took up boxing at Radnički boxin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
