Archive for the 'Croatia' Category

Oct 10 2008

Croatian Security Council Approves Anti-Mafia Law

Published by mafia-news.com under Croatia

The council has decided for a police national office to be established which will fight crime in all larger Croatian cities.

Zagreb — A sitting of the Croatian National Security Council was held, presided by Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. The sitting was summoned by President Mesic after 26-year-old Ivana Hodak was brutally executed in downtown Zagreb on Monday, in broad daylight. Continue Reading »

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Oct 08 2008

Croatia murder prompts crackdown

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Zagreb — Twenty-six-year-old Ivana Hodak, the daughter of a prominent Croat lawyer, was shot twice in the head in broad daylight by an assassin who ambushed her in the stairwell of her apartment block in central Zagreb on Monday. Continue Reading »

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Jul 11 2008

Nikica Jelavic – Uncrowned King of Zagreb’s Mafia

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Who is Jelavic? The successor to Zlatko Bagaric and Zagreb’s underground throne or respected businessman that legally supports his family.

Nikica Jelavic (38) called Boxer, was born in Gabela near Capljine. He finished high school and served his compulsory military service in Sarajevo. After serving in the army, Jelavic was a boxer for a while in the club “Metalac”, and this is why he gained the nickname “Boxer”. During the eighties, he mainly worked as a bouncer at various discos, and during the nineties he started to trade money. Today, he lives with his wife and three children in a villa worth a few million kuna in Zagreb’s Cmrok. Continue Reading »

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May 17 2007

Djapic Promises Drug Mafia Sleepless Nights

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No drug dealer will be able to sleep peacefully any longer – said Anto Djapic, supporting Ruza Tomasic.

President of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) Anto Djapic sent a clear message on Tuesday that his party strongly backed member of parliament Ruza Tomasic regarding recent threats sent to her by the narcotics circle in Dalmatia. Continue Reading »

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Feb 12 2007

Linic: Sanader Protects Mafia

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Prominent SDP member severely attacked Sanader, saying money in Croatia goes only to the rich, the country and mafia. Continue Reading »

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