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Carvajal reports that recent flareups at border crossings in northern Kosovo...which forced NATO to send-in troops...may be less about ethnic tensions...than protests about curtailing oil smuggling.
Oil smuggling across borders is estimated to be a $100mn business there.
“Ethnicity doesn’t play a role when it comes to money,” said an EU prosecutor. “If the Serbs and Albanians can make money from crime, they will do a joint venture."
That joint venture is reportedly led by Zvonko Veselinovic (above), a 30-something Serb with a shaved head...and a fierce reputation.