RS Ministry of Internal Affairs Arrests Several Individuals in Sokolac for Drug and Weapons Trafficking

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Members of the Administration for Organized and Serious Crime of the RS Ministry of Internal Affairs are carrying out activities in the area of Sokolac, where several individuals have been arrested, and searches are underway, for several criminal offenses, including those related to drugs and weapons.

The operation is being conducted under the orders of the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina and under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

"Activities are being carried out in cooperation with members of the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit, the Gendarmerie, and the Police Administration of East Sarajevo," stated the RS Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Several suspects have been deprived of liberty, and they are suspected of having operated as an organized criminal group for a longer period, smuggling large quantities of narcotic drugs and acquiring illegal property benefits, which they used, among other things, to purchase real estate and expensive vehicles.

Searches of facilities and vehicles used by the aforementioned individuals are currently underway.

The suspects are under investigation due to grounds for suspicion that they have committed the criminal offenses of organized crime under Article 250 in conjunction with the criminal offenses of unauthorized trafficking of narcotic drugs under Article 195, unauthorized trafficking of weapons and military equipment, and dual-use products under Article 193 of the Criminal Code of BiH, aiding the perpetrator after the commission of a criminal offense under Article 333 of the Criminal Code of RS, and the criminal offense of money laundering under Article 209 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

These activities are a continuation of operations in cases involving evidence from decrypted Sky and Anom applications.

The suspects will be questioned within the legal timeframe, after which the acting prosecutor will make a decision on further actions in the case, it was announced from the Prosecutor's Office of BiH.