SIPA arrested Mladenko Andrić, who took bribes as a veterinary inspector

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Acting on the order of a prosecutor from the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption, SIPA police officers arrested a suspect employee of the Veterinary Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The suspect Mladenko Andrić, born in 1964 in Konjic, residing in Brčko, was arrested in the area of Orašje and will be handed over to the acting prosecutor within the legal deadline, who will question the suspect and make a decision on further activities.

The Prosecutor's Office of BiH and SIPA are conducting an investigation related to corrupt criminal offenses, and evidence has been collected that the suspect, as a veterinary inspector and authorized official at the border crossing, received a monetary gift in order to allow a cargo vehicle to cross the border without the necessary detailed controls prescribed, and thus the transit of food of animal origin, for which permits and certificates are required, and the supervision of the mentioned transit is carried out by the Veterinary Office of BiH.

The suspect was arrested after taking the bribe, and the marked money was found and confiscated. The Prosecutor's Office of BiH calls on citizens to report corrupt and illegal behavior of authorized officials in institutions to law enforcement institutions and agencies, for the purpose of criminal prosecution and removal of persons who abuse their position from institutions and agencies of BiH.