France's Gwladys Epangue, who defeated Tina Morgan of Australia, and Sandra Saric of Croatia, who outscored Puerto Rico's Asuncion Ocasio Rodriguez, both collected bronze medals.

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Last month they arrested Mr Saric's brother, at Italy's request, as part of a co-ordinated operation involving over 80 arrests in Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia.

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Milorad Veljovic, chief of the Serbian police, said that Mr Saric could not be the real boss of the gang, a remark taken to mean that it was a controversial Montenegrin businessman.

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