Željko Ražnatović (, ; 17 April 1952 – 15 January 2000), better known as Arkan (), was a Slovenia-born Serbian mobster, politician, sports administrator, paramilitary commander and head of the Serb paramilitary force called the Serb Volunteer Guard during the Yugoslav Wars. He was on Interpol's most wanted list in the 1970s and 1980s for robberies and murders committed in a number of countries across Europe, and was later indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for crimes against humanity. Up until his assassination in January 2000, Ražnatović was the most powerful organized crime figure in the Balkans. Early life Željko Ražnatović was born in Brežice, a small border town in Lower Styria, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. His father Veljko, was born in Rijeka Crnojevića near Cetinje, and had taken part in the Partisan liberation of Priština (Kosovo) during World War II. Later on, Veljko served as a decorated offic
Željko Ražnatović (17 de abril de 1952 – 15 de enero de 2000), más conocido como Arkan (), fue un mafioso serbio de origen esloveno, político, administrador deportivo, comandante paramilitar y jefe de la fuerza paramilitar serbia llamada la Guardia Voluntaria serbia durante las Guerras de Yugoslavia. Estuvo en la lista más buscada de Interpol en los años 1970 y 1980 por robos y asesinatos cometidos en varios países de toda Europa, y más tarde fue acusado por el Tribunal Penal Internacional para la antigua Yugoslavia por crímenes contra la humanidad. Hasta su asesinato en enero de 2000, Ražnatović era la figura más poderosa del crimen organizado en los Balcanes.