Dušan Spasojević
Was the head of Serbian criminal group
About Dušan Spasojević
Lived 1968 – 2003 (aged 34). Dušan Spasojević was a Serbian.
Dušan Spasojević (; 10 July 1968 – 27 March 2003), known by the nicknames Duća and Šiptar (a derogatory term for Albanians), was a Serbian criminal who was the head of one of the largest Serbian criminal groups on record, the Zemun Clan.
The peak of Zemun Clan's influence occurred from 2000 until 2003 when a country-wide manhunt, named Operation Sabre, was initiated after the assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Đinđić, leading to more than 11,000 people associated with organized criminal groups being detained.
Serbian police surrounded Spasojević and his accomplice, Mile Luković. After a shootout between the two sides, Spasojević and Luković were killed by police, according to the official version, in front of their hiding place by a sniper in the village of Meljak near Belgrade on 27 March 2003.
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Who was Dušan Spasojević?
was the head of Serbian criminal group (1968-2003)
When was Dušan Spasojević born?
Dušan Spasojević was born on 16 July 1968 in Medveđa.
When did Dušan Spasojević die?
Dušan Spasojević died on 27 March 2003 in Meljak.
What nationality was Dušan Spasojević?
Dušan Spasojević was Serbian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dušan Spasojević. https://biography.guide/dusan-spasojevic/
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