Weapons, ammunition, narcotics seized in 'Nevera' operation

SARAJevo, (Patria) - Taking measures and actions aimed at shedding light on and documenting criminal offenses committed by organized criminal groups in the Sarajevo Canton area, police officers of the Directorate of Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton, under the supervision of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, yesterday conducted an operation codenamed "Nevera".

During the operation, searches of apartments, catering facilities, and motor vehicles used by E.I., A.K., E.S., E.B., and E.K. were carried out, and the following items were found and temporarily confiscated:

- 8 hand grenades,

- 4 pistols with corresponding magazines and 29 rounds of ammunition

- one semi-automatic rifle with a folding stock,

- a large quantity of dry herbaceous matter resembling the narcotic drug marijuana,

- 8 PVC bags with matter resembling the narcotic drug speed,

- 400 rounds of ammunition of various calibers,

- several mobile phones,

- digital scales,

- documents suspected of being forged, and

- a large sum of money.

During the search of the house used by E.B., approximately 130 kg of flavored tobacco with a market value of around 31,000.00 KM was found. This tobacco was seized by officers of the Indirect Taxation Authority of BiH, and a report on the committed criminal offense will be submitted to the Prosecutor's Office of BiH against him.

Due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that they have committed the criminal offense under Article 250, paragraphs 2 and 3 of the Criminal Code of BiH (Organized Crime), the following persons have been deprived of their liberty: E.I., born in 1989 in Sarajevo, E.B., born in 1992 in Sarajevo, and E.S., born in 1989, where they reside, while a search has been issued for one more person. The suspects were handed over to the detention facilities for persons deprived of liberty of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton. Police officers are continuing the criminal investigation of the aforementioned persons.