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Durban to Dubai supercartels

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Sunday, 20 October 2024

Durban and Dubai linked to cocaine smuggling ‘supercartel’

By Caryn Dolley
Evidence suggests that Edin “Tito” Gacanin, who is accused of being one of the world’s most prolific drug traffickers and the head of an organised crime cartel, has been operating via Durban. This ties South Africa to a global “supercartel” that is thought to have its headquarters in Dubai.

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