M. T. (51) Arrested in Serbia on Montenegro Red Notice
Montenegrin police say M. T. (51) was arrested in Serbia on an Interpol warrant over suspected smuggling of 1.89 tons of cocaine. A Belgrade court released him with a ban on leaving Serbia.
The Police Administration of Montenegro announced on October 15, 2026 that Serbian police have arrested M. T. (51), a citizen of Montenegro and Serbia, who was wanted on a red international notice issued by NCB Interpol Podgorica. After proceedings before the Higher Court in Belgrade, he was released, with a ban on leaving Serbia.
The place and exact date of the arrest have not been made public.
What is M. T. suspected of?
The notice was issued to secure his presence in criminal proceedings against him before the Higher Court in Podgorica. He is charged with forming a criminal organization and with unauthorized production, possession and sale of narcotics. These are the investigators’ suspicions, and no guilt has been established.
According to those allegations, M. T. became a member of a criminal organization in 2020, one formed by Goran Vlaovic, who is now dead. The group’s aim, it is suspected, was to smuggle 1.89 tons of cocaine from Colombia and Ecuador to Australia and Belgium.
NCB Interpol Podgorica also issued international notices for two other suspects from the same group: R. B. from Niksic and I. Dj. from Bar. The announcement gives no information on their arrests.
How was he found?
According to the Montenegrin police announcement, M. T. was located and arrested thanks to the exchange of operational information between the national central bureaus of Interpol in Podgorica and Belgrade. Montenegrin police also said the investigation continues:
“The investigation is ongoing and all necessary measures are being taken to establish the facts.”
That is the wording in the announcement from the Police Administration of Montenegro.
What did the Belgrade court decide?
M. T. was brought before the Special Department for Organized Crime of the Higher Court in Belgrade. The court decided to release him, with a measure banning him from leaving Serbian territory. His travel documents, Montenegrin and Serbian, were also temporarily seized.
The reasoning behind the decision is not in the available information. There is also no extradition decision for Montenegro, so it is not known for now whether M. T. will be handed over to the Montenegrin judiciary.
Who was Goran Vlaovic?
Media have linked Vlaovic to the Skaljari clan. He was killed in late August 2022 outside the Noa nightclub on the island of Pag, near Zrce beach, at the age of 38. Shortly after the shooting, D. T. (28) from Kragujevac was arrested. In 2013, Vlaovic had been sentenced to one year in prison for aiding in the murder of Marko P. Vesnic, known as Buco.
The announcement gives no indication that M. T. is connected to that killing. He is mentioned solely as a member of the organization Vlaovic formed, and the case against him in Podgorica concerns a criminal organization and drugs.
