Czech anti-drug coordinator warns drug mafia groups will strengthen routes to Europe amid crisis

The Czech Republic must be wary of the possibility of organized drug mafia groups from across the former Soviet Union infiltrating Europe undercover of the current refugee wave from Ukraine, Czech government anti-drug coordinator Jindřich Vobořil said in an interview for Novinky.cz. Mr. Vobořil said the Russian-speaking drug mafia was almost certain to take advantage of the humanitarian crisis to strengthen its smuggling routes, mainly for heroin, from Afghanistan to Europe. He said the Russian-speaking drug mafia has links to the KGB and the Kremlin, citing the case in Argentina when police foiled a plot to smuggle cocaine to Europe through the Russian embassy's diplomatic courier service.