Ravno: Gold, counterfeit money, and drugs found and seized, two people arrested

(Patria) - Police officers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton, Criminal Police Sector, and Čapljina Police Administration today searched a residential building in the village of Trebinja, municipality of Ravno.

The operation was carried out based on previously gathered operational knowledge and a written order from the Municipal Court in Čapljina, under the supervision of the acting prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office Mostar.

On this occasion, 26 gold bars weighing a total of 6.5 kg, with a total value of over 1,000,000 KM, were found and seized with confirmation. The suspects did not possess proof of origin for this gold, nor did they declare it to the competent authority upon entering Bosnia and Herzegovina.



Also found and seized were a certain amount of euro banknotes in various denominations, suspected to be counterfeit, devices suspected to have been used to produce counterfeit money, and several German documents (ID cards and driver's licenses), suspected to be counterfeit.

A certain amount of unknown substance, which visually resembles the narcotic drug marijuana, and a smaller amount of unknown substance, which resembles the narcotic drug cocaine, were also found and seized.

On this occasion, two people were arrested, German citizens G.M. (1975) and D.W. (1969), who are linked to the commission of several criminal offenses.

The arrested individuals will be handed over to the competent prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office Mostar for further proceedings, along with a report.