Prosecutor's Office of BiH: Mirza, Igor, and Danko indicted for smuggling eight Turkish citizens

The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has filed an indictment against three individuals, who are charged with the criminal offense of human smuggling, it was announced by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH, reports the Patria News Agency.

The indictment was filed against Đuhera Mirza, born on 02/28/1970 in Doboj, a citizen of BiH, Drmać Igor, born on 11/29/1970 in Doboj, a citizen of BiH and the Republic of Croatia, and Puljić Danko, born on 05/01/1964 in Mostar, a citizen of BiH and the Republic of Croatia.

The accused are charged with, with the intent of gaining unlawful property benefit, enabling and carrying out the transport of eight citizens of Turkey through the territory of BiH to the Gabela-Gabela Polje border crossing, with the aim of illegally transporting them across the state border into Croatia, and further into the countries of the European Union.

The accused Đuhera is charged with contacting and hiring the accused Drmać in October 2015, who transported three people from the bus station in Mostar in his vehicle, while the accused Puljić transported five people, citizens of Turkey, among whom were children, to a shopping center near the border crossing, where they received 100 euros each for the mentioned services, after which the accused Drmać, following Đuhera's instructions, kept the bags of the Turkish citizens, which also contained their valid travel documents.

The indictment has been forwarded for confirmation to the Court of BiH, the statement said.