SIPA: Report filed over 4 million BAM damage to BiH budget

(Patria) - Police officers of the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) have submitted a report on a committed criminal offense and perpetrator to the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, against 14 individuals and three legal entities.

SIPA announced that the report was filed due to grounds for suspicion that they committed the criminal offense of "Organized Crime" under Article 250 of the Criminal Code of BiH, in connection with the criminal offenses of "Tax Evasion or Fraud" under Article 210, "Customs Fraud" under Article 216, "Money Laundering" under Article 209, all in connection with Articles 54 and 29 of the Criminal Code of BiH.

"There are grounds for suspicion that individuals and legal entities provided false information to the customs authority during the import of goods, with the intention of avoiding the payment of customs duties and other fees payable upon import, thereby causing damage to the BiH budget in the amount of approximately four million BAM," the statement said.