Bangladesh, Oct. 9 -- Nearly 50 suspects detained as a transnational criminal syndicate faces allegations of trafficking massive quantities of narcotics, orchestrating violent attacks and exploiting Europes commercial transport networks.

Europes organized crime problem has once again revealed its brutal face. A major international police operation has targeted an alleged Western Balkan drug syndicate accused of trafficking narcotics across the continent while using killings, kidnappings, shootings and hand grenade attacks to settle disputes and enforce criminal discipline.

On October 8, Europol announced that nearly 50 suspects had been detained following a multiyear investigation into the network, whose alleged activities stretched acr...