EU, NATO FACE ORGANISED CRIME CHALLENGE IN KOSOVO
March 1st, 2011
BY MARK ROWE
INTERNATIONAL organisations are admitting organised crime has penetrated the government of Kosovo, right to the top. Leaked NATO documents have identified Kosovo's prime minister, Hashim Thaçi as "one of the biggest fish" in organised crime, noting other Kosovan politicians' involvement in prostitution, weapons and drugs smuggling. Reports by the Greece-based Research Institute for European and American Studies have also identified Kosovo as a key conduits for transporting heroin into western Europe plus trafficking women and children.
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