MUP KS and MUP RS in joint operation "Hornet": Six people arrested

(Patria) - Police officers of the Sarajevo Canton MUP Police Administration, in cooperation with police officers of the RS MUP Administration for Organized and Serious Crime, by Order of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in cooperation and under the supervision of the acting prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, conducted a joint operation codenamed "Hornet".

During the aforementioned activities, searches of several facilities and vehicles were carried out in the areas of Sarajevo, Foča, and Kakanj, during which items related to the commission of criminal offenses were found and temporarily confiscated.

Due to the grounds for suspicion that they committed criminal offenses from Article 250 (Organized Crime) in connection with the criminal offense from Article 195 (Unauthorized Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs) and Article 209, paragraphs 1 and 2, in connection with paragraph 3 (Money Laundering) of the Criminal Code of BiH, police officers of the Sarajevo Canton MUP Police Administration arrested three individuals: A.B., born in 1987, E.Dž., born in 1990, and H.Dž., born in 1988, all residing in Sarajevo.

Police officers of the RS MUP Administration for Organized and Serious Crime arrested three individuals in the Foča area as part of this operation.

On this occasion, we express our gratitude to the Zenica-Doboj Canton MUP Police Administration for their assistance in carrying out the searches conducted within their jurisdiction.

Police officers of the Sarajevo Canton MUP Police Administration, under the supervision of the acting prosecutor, are continuing the criminal investigation of the suspects.