SIPA arrests eight suspects for money laundering, damaging several legal entities from Slovenia

(Patria) - State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) operatives today, as part of the international operation "ATM", conducted searches at 14 locations in the Sarajevo and Zenica areas and arrested eight individuals on suspicion of committing the criminal offenses of organized crime and money laundering.

SIPA announced that from October 2016 to February of this year, money laundering amounting to over 7.4 million KM, acquired through criminal offenses committed to the detriment of a larger number of legal entities from Slovenia, was carried out in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

During today's search of business and residential premises, a certain amount of business and bank documentation, computers, as well as other items that may serve as evidence in criminal proceedings were discovered and temporarily seized.

In addition, through banks, accounts and safe deposit boxes of the suspects were checked, and during that time, a temporary suspension of transactions amounting to 69,024 KM was carried out.

Today's operation is the result of the work of a joint investigation team of SIPA, the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, and the Special Prosecutor's Office and police of Slovenia.