Municipal Courts in Tuzla and Kalesija: Detention for 11 suspects for drug production and sale

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - The Municipal Court of Tuzla and the Municipal Court in Kalesija accepted the proposals of the acting prosecutors and ordered a one-month detention for 11 individuals suspected of the prolonged criminal offense of unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotic drugs.

The court in Tuzla ordered detention for eight individuals, while the Municipal Court of Kalesija ordered detention for three individuals, announced the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of TK.

A one-month detention measure was ordered for Denis Bešić (36), Jasmin Hajdarević (48), Edin Bešić (25), Ahmed Jahić (25), Admir Hadžić (40), Nevres Smajić (56), Ismar
Hodžić (23), all from Tuzla, Muris Hodžić (26) from Lukavac, and for Husejn Ikanović (48), Smu Musić (39) and Elvir Imamović (29) from Kalesija.

Furthermore, the Municipal Court of Tuzla ordered travel ban and confiscation of travel documents for Maria Laktašova from Slovakia, residing in Tuzla, while an investigation has been opened against 4 more individuals for the same criminal offense. Two individuals are serving prison sentences based on previous convictions, one individual is undergoing hospital treatment, and one is currently unavailable to law enforcement authorities.

The Prosecutor's Office conducted multi-month investigative actions in these cases with investigators from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of TK, and after searches conducted on May 16, 2019, at a larger number of locations in Tuzla, Kalesija, and Lukavac, these individuals were deprived of their liberty.

The aforementioned are suspected of having procured, packaged, and sold narcotic drugs heroin, cannabis sativa (marijuana), and "suboxone" tablets to a larger number of individuals in Tuzla, Kalesija, and surrounding areas between November 2018 and May 2019.

Members of the MUP of TK conducted criminal processing, and after that, the suspects were handed over to the jurisdiction of the Prosecutor's Office with a report on the committed criminal offense. Acting prosecutors issued an order to conduct an investigation and questioned the suspects.

During the searches, members of the MUP of TK found a certain quantity of drugs, while during previously conducted investigative actions, multiple actions they are accused of were documented.
The investigation in these cases is ongoing.