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((Infobox Criminal organization
| name = Montenegrin mafia
| image = 
| caption = 
| founding location = Bar
| years active = 1992-present
| territory = '''Europe:''' <br> [[The Balkans]], Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Ukraine <br/>'''South America:''' <br> Uruguay, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
| ethnic makeup = [[Montenegrins]]
| membership est = 
| criminal activities =Arson, cocaine trafficking, tobacco smuggling, [[loan-sharking]], [[extortion]], murder, gambling,Assault
| allies = [[Penose]]<br />[[Serbian mafia]]<br />[['Ndrangheta]]<br />[[Illegal drug trade in Colombia|Colombian drug cartels]] <br> [[Drug cartel#Mexico|Mexican drug cartels]]
| rivals = Berane and Cetinje clan wars
))

The '''Montenegrin mafia''' (Crnogorska mafija/Црногорска мафија) refers to the various criminal organizations based in [[Montenegro]] or composed of [[Montenegrins (ethnic group)|Montenegrins]]. Outside of the country Montenegrin gangs are active throughout [[Europe]]-notably [[Serbia]]. The gangs tend to specialize in narcotics smuggling, tobacco smuggling and arms trafficking.

2021 Serious and Organized Crime Threat Assessment of Montenegro (SOCTA) identifies 10 high-risk organized crime groups in Montenegro, with Kavač and Škaljari clans being by far most prominent, and playing the central role in so called [[Drug_cartel#Balkans|Balkan cartel]]. Most of the other high risk organized crime groups in Montenegro are either subservient to, or allied with one of two aforementioned [[Kotor]] clans. Major crime groups in Montenegro specialize in narcotics smuggling, although highly profitable cigarette smuggling is a focus of several criminal associations. <ref>((cite web|date=2021|url=https://wapi.gov.me/download/cf105122-2c9b-4816-b152-8487b5f59063?version=1.0|title=SOCTA|author=Government of Montenegro|access-date=12 June 2022))</ref>

== Kotor clans ==

[[Kotor]] is a coastal town in Montenegro, which has a long maritime trade history, and is home to Montenegro's sole naval faculty. Thus, owing to the fact that most of Montenegro's educated merchant seamen come from Kotor, the city has emerged as a recruitment ground for sailors tasked with smuggling cocaine on cargo ships, on a South America - Europe route.

Kotor clan came to prominence during 2000s, the under the leadership of Darko Šarić and Dragan Dudić "Fric". This criminal organization was suspected of operating one of the largest cocaine smuggling schemes, on a South America - Europe route. They reinvested the proceeds from their criminal enterprise into numerous business ventures in Montenegro and the region, including high profile nightclubs and hotels. 

In 2010, Dragan Dudić was murdered in Kotor, while Šarić clan was largely neutralized in regional police action "Balkan Warrior". The remainder of Kotor clan has split into two factions - Kavač and Škaljari clans. These two organized crime groups are engaged in a bitter gang war since 2015, with as many as 50 dead on both sides, murdered in Montenegro and throughout Europe, usually in carefully planned targeted murders. 

[[Sky Global|The 2021 takedown of Sky ECC]] encrypted communication network has shed light on many previously unsolved crimes committed by the two clans, as well as on their connections with various Montenegro police and government officials. However, although Sky ECC takedown has weakened the clans, they remain the two most powerful criminal groups in Montenegro, and possibly in the Balkans. 

Both clans have offshoots and associates in countries of the [[Balkans]] region, as well as in rest of [[Europe]] -  [[Spain]] (major transit and unloading point for cocaine shipments, particularly [[Valencia]], [[Balearic Islands|Balearic]] and [[Canary Islands]]), [[Italy]] (using [[Port of Gioia Tauro]] as a transit point of cocaine shipments, in cooperation with [['Ndrangheta]]), [[Austria]], [[Netherlands]], [[Germany]], [[Belgium]], [[Greece]], [[Hungary]], [[Ukraine]] and [[Turkey]]. Also, clans maintain a direct presence in [[South America]], with ports in [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Uruguay]] being identified as loading points for Montenegro cocaine smugglers.

=== Kavač clan === 

Named after the Kotor village of Kavač, this clan is currently led by Radoje Zvicer. This clan is suspected to be close with remainder of Šarić clan, and [[Serbian mafia#Belgrade_neighbourhoods|Veljko Belivuk criminal group]] from Serbia. The clan also has a strong presence in [[Herceg Novi]], [[Podgorica]], [[Nikšić]] and [[Cetinje]]. 

==== Bečići clan ====

Bečići clan is an organized criminal group based in [[Bečići]], a suburb of [[Budva]]. This clan is closely allied with Kavač clan, and is led by Vasilije Rafailović. It is unclear whether Bečići clan can be considered a separate criminal group, or an independent faction of Kavač clan.

=== Škaljari clan===

Named after the Kotor village of Škaljari, this clan was led by Jovan Vukotić, until his murder in 2022. This clan is suspected to be close with Bar clan, as well as [[Zemun clan]] from Serbia. The clan has a strong presence in [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]], [[Budva]], [[Cetinje]] and [[Podgorica]]. Škaljari clan is more horizontally organized, with looser ties between highly independent regional factions. 

==== Budva clan ====

Budva clan is an organized criminal group based in coastal Montenegrin city of [[Budva]]. This clan is closely allied with Škaljari clan, and is led by Marko Ljubiša "Kan" and Saša Boreta. It is unclear weather Budva clan can be considered a separate criminal group, or a highly independent faction of Škaljari clan.

==== Bar clan ====

Bar clan is an organized criminal group based in coastal Montenegrin city of [[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]]. This clan is allied with Škaljari clan, and is organized in the horizontal manner - higher-ranked members are not necessarily coordinated by any leader, although lately the Bar mafia started regulating its vertical hierarchy making the organization much stronger.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.refworld.org/docid/47d65468c.html|title=Refworld - Montenegro: Extent of organized crime activities, including corruption in the police force or other government agencies; government response to these activities and state protection available to witnesses who testify against corrupt government employees (2005 - Aug. 2007)|author=United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|work=Refworld|access-date=26 December 2014))</ref> The organization has a local reputation to have connections with corrupt high-ranking men in Herceg Novi, Tivat, Kotor, Budva and Ulcinj Regional Police Units.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.kurir.rs/region/crna-gora/2489133/kotorski-komandir-priznao-da-je-clan-narko-klana-vodama-dojavljivao-kada-da-beze-od-policije|title=KOTORSKI KOMANDIR PRIZNAO DA JE ČLAN NARKO-KLANA: Vođama dojavljivao kada da beže od policije))</ref>

== Berane clan ==

Berane clan is an organized criminal group, operating out of northern Montenegro city of [[Berane]], specialized in narcotics trade, and led by Vuk Vulević. 2021 Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment of Montenegro (SOCTA) classifies Berane clan as the third most powerful organized criminal group in Montenegro, although far from influence and power of Kavač and Škaljari clans.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/crna-hronika/596763/u-klanovima-i-po-200-clanova|title=U klanovima i po 200 članova|author=Vijesti|access-date=12 June 2022))</ref> 

== Pink Panthers ==

[[Pink Panthers]] are an international criminal group, specialized in jewelry heists. It is unknown whether ''Pink Panthers'' are sufficiently integrated and coordinated to be classified as a criminal group, however, many heists perpetrated by Montenegrin citizens worldwide have been attributed to ''Pink Panthers''.

==See also==
* [[Crime in Montenegro]]

==References==
((reflist))

==Further reading==
* ((cite web|url=https://www.occrp.org/en/balkan-cocaine-wars/a-war-between-montenegrin-cocaine-clans-engulfs-the-balkans|title=Bad Blood: A War Between Montenegrin Cocaine Clans Engulfs the Balkans|date=5 May 2020|work=occrp.org|publisher=[[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project]]|access-date=21 April 2021))

== External links ==
* [http://www.cronlock.com/?p=143 Montenegro, whole country controlled by Mafia]

((Organized crime groups in Europe))

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