Montenegro’s PM says organised crime used influence to oust him over raids

Seizures of cocaine and contraband cigarettes behind last month's vote of no confidence, says Dritan Abazovi

Montenegro's outgoing prime minister, Dritan Abazovi, has said he is being ousted by the political influence of organised crime after he took on cocaine and cigarette smugglers.

Abazovi was overwhelmingly defeated in a vote of no confidence on 20 August. However, he said the real reason for his defeat was that he broke with decades of Montenegrin government indulgence of criminal gangs by overseeing huge seizures of cocaine and contraband cigarettes.