Montenegro: Import of medicines worth nearly nine thousand euros prevented

(Patria) - Customs officers at the border crossing with Serbia - Dobrakovo prevented an attempt to bring in a large quantity of medicines without the necessary documentation and permits, the Customs Administration announced.

The customs officers prevented the import around 4:00 a.m. this morning.

"At the entrance to Montenegro, a check was carried out on passengers in a bus, during which a large quantity of various medicines (mostly antibiotics) was found with a Montenegrin citizen, for which he did not possess the prescribed documentation," the statement from the Customs Administration said.

The value of the found goods was estimated at 8,964 euros and was permanently confiscated with a receipt issued.

"The competent prosecutor was informed about the incident, and the person was handed over to the Police Administration for further jurisdiction and action," the statement from the Customs Administration said.