MUP KS published the list of 23 arrested in the 'Black Tie 2' operation

(Patria) - Police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, under the supervision of the Prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, in cooperation with SIPA and the Intelligence-Security Agency of BiH, carried out an operation today codenamed "Black Tie 2".

The aim of the operation, as announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, 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 agencies FBI, DEA, and Europol provided international support in the ongoing activities.

Searches of residential buildings, motor vehicles, and business premises were carried out at more than 30 locations in the Sarajevo Canton. A significant amount of items of interest, as requested by the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was found and seized.

The arrested individuals are:

- A.S., born in 1986 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- B.J., born in 1983 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- S.J., born in 1989 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- I.M., born in 1983 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- A.H., born in 1995 in Gračanica, from Sarajevo;

- N.S., born in 1972 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- M.S., born in 1995 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- M.Š., born in 1992 in Orebić (Croatia), from Sarajevo;

- E.S., born in 1984 in Mostar, from Sarajevo;

- S.Š., born in 1993 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- M.S., born in 1968 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- V.M., born in 1971 in Rijeka (Croatia), from Sarajevo;

- S.K., born in 1983 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- A.Ć., born in 1989 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- E.D., born in 1988 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- S.P., born in 1981 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- D.C., born in 1979 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- G.M., born in 1972 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- E.A., born in 1976 in Sarajevo, from Sarajevo;

- E.K., born in 1986 in Novi Pazar (Serbia), from Sarajevo;

- T.Z., born in 1981 in Zenica, from Zenica;

- H.B., born in 1984 in Mostar, from Mostar; and

- A.H., born in 1992 in Zenica, from Zenica.

All arrested individuals are undergoing criminal processing at the official premises of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton.

Police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, under the supervision of the state prosecutor, continue to work on this case.