Montenegrin High Court sentences 11 individuals to 148 years for organized crime

The High Court in Podgorica convicted 11 defendants, including former security officials Petar Lazović and Ljubo Milović, for drug and cigarette smuggling. The verdict follows a 2021 Europol intelligence disclosure that was initially ignored by the Special State Prosecutor's Office, marking a significant shift in the prosecution of high-level corruption and organized crime in Montenegro.