BLACK TIE - MUP KS conducts financial investigation against individuals connected to the 'Tito and Dino' cartel on orders from the BiH Prosecutor's Office

(Patria) - The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued an order to police officers of the MUP KS to conduct a financial investigation as part of investigation number T20 KTF 0023695 24 dated 31.05.2024, acting in cooperation with all authorities and institutions, and to undertake all measures and actions to collect information and documentation for the purpose of the investigation, Patria has learned.

According to documents seen by the Patria Agency, this concerns natural and legal persons who have been treated in various ways by the investigation and the "Black Tie 2" operation.

In this regard, various authorities have been asked to conduct checks in their records and provide information on whether the persons on the list are property owners, and to submit this information to the police officers.

Information is requested for natural persons: Adnan Smajlović, Boško Jerković, Dženis Kadrić, Sanče Jukić, Ibru Miladina, Dražen Čobović, Aida Halać, Adna Helić, Tarik Zulović, Haris Behra, Nedžad Suljević, Mirsad Skopjak, Mak Šemšić, Elmir Sarić, Smail Šikal, Husmir Gabeljić, Fatih Kola, Almir Serdarević, Suvad Sačić, Mustafa Selmanović, Vahidin Munjić, Senad Kadić, Adin Ćatić, Emir Druškić, Sead Preljević, Davor Ćurlo, Gordan Memija, Ermin Alamerović, and Edin Klačar, Patria has learned.

Property checks, as we have learned, have also been requested for legal entities: AM GROUP, AR RENT, DIBLONG, Tratorija Dvor, BAUMAN, BLACK BOX SISTEMI, BOSNET, CLEAR SECURITY, AH BEAUTY GROUP, ADNA CAFFE, SALON LJEPOTE ADNA, APSOLUTE FIT, Association of Citizens Brankovac and "Prosvjetitelj mualim tim", GOLD PRODUCT, FOTO ART, A2B, and RHEA.

The MUP KS has informed the authorities and institutions to provide the requested information and documentation as soon as possible.

We remind you that the operation codenamed "Black Tie 2" was carried out in April in a wider area of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the target of the operation were individuals connected to the drug cartel "Tito and Dino" of Edin Gačanin.

The goal of the operation, as announced at the time, was to document the criminal offense of "Organized Crime" (Article 250, Paragraph 3 of the Criminal Code of BiH), in connection with the criminal offense of "Money Laundering" (Article 209, Paragraph 3 in conjunction with Paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of BiH), the criminal offense of "Giving a Gift or Other Benefit for Trading in Influence" (Article 382a of the Criminal Code of FBiH), "Receiving a Reward or Other Benefit for Trading in Influence" (Article 382 of the Criminal Code of FBiH), "Abuse of Authority" (Article 383 of the Criminal Code of FBiH), "Receiving a Gift or Other Benefit" (Article 380 of the Criminal Code of FBiH), and the criminal offense of "Disclosure of Secret Data" (Article 164 of the Criminal Code of BiH).

Within the "Black Tie 2" case, evidence was collected from encrypted applications, and activities were carried out with the international support of the FBI, DEA, and Europol agencies.