Bosnian Serb police say they've detained 12 people suspected of illegally producing and distributing drugs.

Bosnian Serb police say they've detained 12 people suspected of illegally producing and distributing drugs.
Spokeswoman Mirna Solaja said Friday the action was part of a regional operation that started last year in Bosnia and Croatia.
Organized crime flourished during and after the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s, including trafficking in drugs, weapons and people. All of the countries that emerged from the breakup of Yugoslavia have been jointly fighting organized crime to prove themselves worthy of membership in the European Union.
Cross-border police operations, regional judicial co-operation and other measures have made it harder for criminal groups to operate, but the region still remains an important transit point for organized trafficking.