Ratko Đokić
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Ratko Đokić, called Cobra was a Yugoslavian
-Swedish
mob boss
, a leader of the so-called "Cigarette Mafia", composed of Swedish Serbs and Montenegrins
. He owned a boxing gym in a southern suburb of Stockholm
. He was murdered in May 2003, in broad daylight by hit man Nenad Mišović
, sent by Rade Kotur
.
, then SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He was the maternal cousin of Baja Sekulić, another known businessmen involved in the cigarette smuggling. He was a supporter of Momir Bulatović
.
On 4 February, 1998, his close associate Dragan Joksović Joksa is murdered at Solvalla
. The hit man is a 19-year old Finnish immigrant, hired by a formed friend turned enemy Dragan Kovač Kova. On 9 July, 1998, Kova is killed with 40 bullets outside a Stockholm restaurant in broad day light.
His daughter married Milan Sevo, a notable mobster that was dubbed the new leader of the mafia after the death of Joksa. A lavish wedding takes place in 1999, with more than 400 guests, of which most are notable businessmen and criminals, including the leader of the Swedish Hells Angels chapter.
In his native country, Montenegro, he was called local Robin Hood, because of him helping people that had less.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
-Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
mob boss
Serbian mafia
Serbian Organized Crime or Naša Stvar are various criminal organizations based in Serbia or composed of ethnic Serbs in the Serbian Diaspora. Serbian mafiosos are very active in European Union countries...
, a leader of the so-called "Cigarette Mafia", composed of Swedish Serbs and Montenegrins
Serbs in Sweden
The Swedish Serbs constituted a low percentage of the Swedish population prior to the 1960s. Some came after World War II, mostly seeking political asylum. The greatest proportion of Serbs came together with Greeks, Italians and Turks under the visa agreements in times of severe labour shortages...
. He owned a boxing gym in a southern suburb of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
. He was murdered in May 2003, in broad daylight by hit man Nenad Mišović
Nenad Mišovic
Nenad Mišović is a Serbian-born Swedish resident sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ratko Djokić in May 2003. The prosecution argued that Mišović worked as a hit man on behalf of gangster Rade Kotur...
, sent by Rade Kotur
Rade Kotur
Rade Kotur, born circa 1952 is a Bosnian Serb living in Sweden, where he has run a gambling empire and been involved in organized crime. Swedish newspapers have dubbed him "The Gambling King"...
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Life
He was born into a Serbian Orthodox, Montenegrin Serb family, in the late 1940s in PodgoricaPodgorica
Podgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
, then SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia. He was the maternal cousin of Baja Sekulić, another known businessmen involved in the cigarette smuggling. He was a supporter of Momir Bulatović
Momir Bulatovic
Momir Bulatović , formerly served as a Yugoslavian and Montenegrin politician. Bulatović became federal President of Montenegro while Montenegro was part of a Yugoslav federation, and also Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
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On 4 February, 1998, his close associate Dragan Joksović Joksa is murdered at Solvalla
Solvalla
Solvalla is a horse racing track located in Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened in 1927 and is the biggest harness racing venue in the Nordic countries. The last Sunday in May, Solvalla annually hosts Elitloppet, one of trotting's most prestigious international events.-Elitloppet:*...
. The hit man is a 19-year old Finnish immigrant, hired by a formed friend turned enemy Dragan Kovač Kova. On 9 July, 1998, Kova is killed with 40 bullets outside a Stockholm restaurant in broad day light.
His daughter married Milan Sevo, a notable mobster that was dubbed the new leader of the mafia after the death of Joksa. A lavish wedding takes place in 1999, with more than 400 guests, of which most are notable businessmen and criminals, including the leader of the Swedish Hells Angels chapter.
In his native country, Montenegro, he was called local Robin Hood, because of him helping people that had less.
Feud with Rade Kotur
Đokić acted as a protector to Kotur's rivals, he also helped businesses removing RKC gambling machines. Kotur suspected that Đokić had earlier been involved in the shootings at the villa of Kotur.Death
He was killed in Stockholm, at 11 a.m. in the centre of Stockholm. Two attackers wounded him fatally and he succumbed to the injuries in a hospital.Family
- a son
- a daughter, married Milan Sevo
- two brothers,Dragan and Nikola
- a father
- 2 nephews
- 2 nieces
- 5 grandchildren