Former Serbian footballers linked to international drug networks

Several former Serbian professional footballers have been implicated in large-scale drug trafficking and production operations across Europe.

In Belgium, former defender Žarko Grabovac, who played for clubs including Fortuna Sittard, Willem II, and Blackpool, was sentenced to five years of conditional imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay a fine of 500,000 euros following his involvement in large-scale cannabis production. Authorities reported that police raids uncovered nearly 2,000 cannabis plants, with potential earnings estimated at over three million euros.

Other athletes identified in recent criminal investigations include Uroš Milošević, a former footballer arrested while transporting approximately 1.5 tons of cocaine valued at 70 million euros from Portugal to Spain. Additionally, Stefan Milojević, a former footballer and MMA fighter, was arrested in Mallorca as part of a major police operation targeting an international network suspected of distributing cocaine and hashish to locations including Ibiza.