Antonín Běla
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Born4 January 1944
Plzeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
Died14 April 1996 (aged 52)
Úvaly, Czech Republic
Antonín Běla | |
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| Born | 4 January 1944 Plzeň, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia |
| Died | 14 April 1996 (aged 52) Úvaly, Czech Republic |
Antonín Běla (4 January 1944 – 14 April 1996) was a Czech Romani from the Kalderash group,[1] a prominent figure in the criminal underworld in the 1990s. He was responsible for a number of crimes, including attempted illegal border crossing, assault, speculation, car and arms trafficking, and his name was also involved in two murders. He collaborated with František Mrázek and the Armenian mafia. On 14 April 1996, unknown men fired around 40 rounds from a 9×19 mm Parabellum submachine gun at him in front of his house, at least 22 of which hit Běla. Among the suspects were his companion František Mrázek and Běla's former bodyguard Pavel Šrytr, but the courts did not prove the murder to anyone.[2]