The Three Things (Ep. 17)--prostitution, the Dritan R. bust and the Ukrainian war update...

Greetings and salutations! Once again it’s this week’s The Three Things with your (licensed) detective in Central Europe, Preston Smith, courtesy of The Corners Magazine () and CDDI (). Here we discuss politics, true crime, war news, spy news and more (from a Central European perspective). Each segment runs from 15 to 20 minutes, but this week we’re covering prostitution, recent Polish busts and the demise of ; the arrest (and previous escapes) of Albanian Kompania Bello drug baron Dritan R., as well as developments pertaining to the war in Ukraine. Also, check out The Corners magazine at , and if you need detective services, please see . Time stamps below: 3:03 Prostitution in Central Europe, including busts in Poland, the shutting down of Odloty and Roksa, why it took so long and what is happening now. It’s sordid, said and you know you want it. 25:47 The escapes and arrest of Dritan R., the boss of Kompania Bello, in Turkey. Maybe the cocaine keeps coming, but we can’t say the authorities are not working to stop it. 38:12 The war in Ukraine update. Plenty of news from Krynki/Kherson, Avdiivka and Kupiansk. And another Russian general dead as well. Attributions: All headlines used purely for educational purposes only. Maps courtesy of Deepstate UA. Brothel bust photo courtesy of the Polish CBSP. Unknown sourceUnknown source, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Prostitution painting by Joachim Beuckelaer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Prostitution See page for author, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Prostitution painting by French School, 18th century, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons cocaine Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory Booth, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Avdiivka building destroyed photo by National Police of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Robert Fico photo by Igec133, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. Viktor Orban by Foad AshtariDerivative work: Rlevente, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Kherson photo by , CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons.