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Vračar clan organized crime investigations

Overview

Investigations into the ‘Vračar clan’ organized crime group have uncovered extensive criminal activities involving murder, kidnapping, and plots to acquire chemical weapons.

An indictment against clan leader Nikola Vušović, based on Sky ECC messages, details plans to use the nerve agent ‘Novichok’ to silence a witness after previous attempts with cyanide failed. The indictment also links the group to the 2018 killing of Vladimir Popović Pop and various bombings in Belgrade.

Subsequent investigations have expanded to include the kidnappings and killings of Milan Stoković and Živko Bakić. Authorities suspect the clan used the kidnapping of Stoković as a tactic to lure Filip Ivanović, a high-ranking member of the ‘Škaljar clan’, into a fatal ambush in Belgrade.

The Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime has launched an investigation against 12 members of the group. The suspects face charges including criminal association, murder, kidnapping, and the illegal production and trafficking of weapons, explosives, and narcotics. The investigation covers the October 2025 kidnapping and murder of Milan Stoković in Požarevac and the January 2026 murder of Živko Bakić in Belgrade.

While several individuals are currently in custody in Belgrade, North Macedonia, Greece, and Belgium, others remain at large. During hearings, suspect Aleksandar Nikolić admitted to participating in the crimes and assisted in identifying other group members. Prosecutors have requested detention for all suspects and international arrest warrants for those currently in flight.

Entities

Škaljarski klan · Milan Stoković · Živko Bakić · Vračar Clan · Skaljar Clan

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 2 SOURCES] The Public Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime has ordered an investigation against 12 members of a criminal group.
[● 2 SOURCES] The group is suspected of organizing the kidnapping and murder of Milan Stoković in Požarevac on October 14, 2025.
[● 2 SOURCES] The group is suspected of the murder of Živko Bakić in Belgrade in January 2026.
[● 2 SOURCES] Suspect Aleksandar Nikolić admitted to participating in the crimes and identifying other suspects.
[● 2 SOURCES] Prosecutors have requested detention for all 12 suspects.
[● 2 SOURCES] International arrest warrants have been proposed for suspects who are in flight or unavailable.
[● 2 SOURCES] The suspects face charges including murder, kidnapping, and illegal drug and weapon trafficking.
[● 2 SOURCES] Milan Stoković was allegedly kidnapped to lure Filip Ivanović, a member of the Škaljari clan.

Timeline

12 days ago

[CRIME] 12 sources
Serbian Prosecutors Investigate 12 Suspects in Organized Crime Killings and Kidnapping
Serbian prosecutors are investigating 12 organized crime suspects linked to the kidnappings and murders of Milan Stoković and Živko Bakić.
about 1 month ago

[CRIME] 2 sources
Vračar clan leader Nikola Vušović faces indictment over murder and Novichok plots
A new indictment against Vračar clan leader Nikola Vušović reveals plots to use Novichok nerve agent to silence a witness and details regarding the murder of Vladimir Popović Pop.

Sources

banjaluka.com · bl-portal.com · borba.me · dan.co.me · espreso.co.rs · kurir.rs · mondo.rs · n1info.rs · sandzakdanas.rs · srpskainfo.com · verige.net · volimdanilovgrad.me

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