Milan Matković charged with drug trafficking, document forgery, organizing murders

(Patria) - Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has filed an indictment against Milan Matković, born in 1985 in Mostar, a citizen of BiH and Serbia.

The suspect is accused of, in the period from mid-2020 to the end of 2021, organizing an organized crime group in the territory of BiH, which included several individuals, for the purpose of committing criminal offenses and obtaining illegal financial gain. The organized crime group, according to the collected evidence, operated in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, and several EU countries, including Austria, Croatia, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Germany, and some members also operated in the territory of South American countries.

The suspect is accused of, together with other members of the group, using ANOM encrypted communication applications to prepare, arrange, and commit a number of criminal offenses, which included the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics and their sale on the illegal drug market of BiH and other countries. The indictment states that Milan Matković, on several occasions, participated in the organization and smuggling of large quantities of the narcotic drugs "cocaine" and "cannabis" in quantities of several tens of kilograms of these narcotics, thereby gaining illegal financial benefits in large amounts.

Also, the suspect and members of his organized crime group are accused of forging personal documents, in which processes they were assisted by individuals who are police officers, in order to obtain forged documents for easier movement and crossing of state borders. Furthermore, he is also accused of organizing, planning, and preparing murders and liquidations of individuals in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, in Novi Sad and Belgrade.

The suspect is accused of putting money in large amounts, obtained through criminal offenses, into regular circulation by purchasing a large number of real estate properties, mostly in the areas of Mostar, Trebinje, and Herzegovina, so a ban on the trade of real estate will be requested to ensure their confiscation during the court proceedings.

Matković Milan is accused of the criminal offense of Organized Crime from Article 250 of the Criminal Code of BiH, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Unauthorized Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs from Article 195 of the Criminal Code of BiH, Money Laundering from Article 209 of the Criminal Code of BiH, Forgery of Documents from Article 373 of the Criminal Code of FBiH, Preparation of a Criminal Offense in conjunction with the criminal offense of Murder from Article 166, paragraph 2 of the Criminal Code of FBiH.

The prosecution will prove the allegations of the indictment by calling 50 witnesses and 8 expert witnesses, including international experts, as well as over 400 pieces of evidence, including documentation obtained through international legal assistance from partner institutions in the USA, Serbia, and Austria.