In Zvornik, three people arrested, seals of BiH and RS institutions seized

(Patria) - Three people were arrested in Zvornik in an operation codenamed "Verona".

The arrested are suspected of committing several criminal offenses, including abuses related to the issuance of personal documents for criminal individuals on wanted lists.

The operation is being carried out by the Directorate for Organized and Serious Crime of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RS, in cooperation with the Police Administration (PU) Zvornik, and under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH.

Furthermore, the arrested are suspected of committing the criminal offenses of organized crime, illegal trade, document forgery, computer fraud, forgery or destruction of official documents, as prescribed by the Criminal Code of BiH and the Criminal Code of the RS.

"By order of the Court of BiH, searches were carried out at five locations, during which items that could be related to the commission of criminal offenses were seized, as well as several seals of institutions of BiH and the RS entity, secondary schools, private companies, forms, certificates, and confirmations, mobile phones, and other items," announced the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the RS.

The three suspects are accused of having contacted a larger number of criminal individuals in the Zvornik area in the past, members of organized criminal groups from several European countries (Serbia, North Macedonia, etc.) who were wanted for the most serious forms of criminal offenses (murder, illegal production and trafficking of narcotic drugs, etc.), and organizing and mediating the issuance of BiH identity cards and travel documents based on forged foreign documents.

The aforementioned operational action has been carried out under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH since February 2024.