- A suspected drug lord accused of smuggling narcotics to Australia was arrested
- The 58-year-old man identified only as ‘V.U.’ is from the capital of Podgorica
- He was arrested in Montenegro on Tuesday
Police in Montenegro say they have arrested a suspected drug lord accused of smuggling narcotics to Australia.
A statement says the 58-year-old man identified only as ‘V.U.’ is from the capital of Podgorica and was arrested on Tuesday as the result of a joint investigation with Australian authorities.
Montenegrin police say the suspect is accused of being the leader of a criminal organization who has organized smuggling of large quantities of drugs to Australia from other countries.
Montenegrin media identified the suspect as Vaso Ulic, 58, (pictured) who was arrested as the result of a joint investigation with Australian authorities
They say the investigation has also resulted in the arrest of four other gang members who already were convicted and sentenced to prison terms in Australia.
Montenegrin media have identified the suspect as Vaso Ulic.
Police say he will be handed over to the state prosecutor Wednesday.
He was formerly a big player in the Kings Cross ‘Golden Mile’.
A suspected drug lord accused of smuggling narcotics to Australia was arrested in Montenegro (pictured) on Tuesday
Its alleged the work was centered around giant shipments of cocaine and other illicit substances.
He was apparently a small time ‘bag man’ in 1979.
Later that year NSW Police began studying Ulic when it opened up an intelligence file on him.
It’s alleged Ulic’s work was centered around giant shipments of cocaine and other illicit substances (file photo used above)
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