Zoran Simić

Zoran Simić was one of four men arrested in the 2017 Serbian drug case that contemporary reporting linked to Group America.

Drug conviction

Serbia’s Supreme Court record confirms that Simić was finally convicted of unauthorized drug distribution and sentenced to four years in prison. The judgment describes his participation in the handover of cocaine intended for further sale.

Death in custody

In July 2021, while incarcerated in Belgrade’s Central Prison, Simić was found dead in a shared cell. Contemporary reporting stated that there were no visible signs of violence and noted that he suffered from diabetes. the archive records his death without speculating about a cause beyond what was publicly reported.

Group connection

As with his co-defendants, the legal judgment proves the drug crime, while the Group America connection comes from police-source reporting around the arrest. The profile keeps those claims separate: 4-year final sentence in the status bar, and reported Group America association in the relationship graph.