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Montenegro court approves extradition of cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon to native South Korea

Aug. 01, 2024 12:20 PM EDT

PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A Montenegrin appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling by a lower court to hand over a South Korean mogul known as “the cryptocurrency king” to his native country, rejecting a bid to extradite him to the United States. The move follows a...

A man dubbed 'pirate of the unknown' is extradited to US in alleged cocaine trafficking conspiracy

Jul. 27, 2024 12:43 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — A citizen of Montenegro nicknamed the “pirate of the unknown” has been extradited to New York City from Italy to face charges connected to what U.S. authorities called an international drug ring that transported tons of cocaine around the world. Milos Radonjic,...

Croatia declares 3 Montenegrin officials persona non grata over WWII camp genocide statement

Jul. 25, 2024 07:05 AM EDT

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia on Thursday declared three senior Montenegrin government officials persona non grata after they led a declaration in Montenegro's parliament stating that genocide was committed in a World War II concentration camp operated by a pro-Nazi Croatian regime at the time. ...