Three people arrested in Sarajevo for withdrawing money from banks using forged documents

Officials of the Federal Police Administration of the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs, acting on the order of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo, arrested L.D., B.J., and Dž.D.M. on December 29, who are linked to the commission of criminal offenses of association for the purpose of committing a criminal offense, in connection with the criminal offense of fraud, false representation, and forgery of documents, the FUP announced, reports the Patria News Agency.  

The suspects, as an organized criminal group, during 2015, using forged documentation and seals, misled one of the banks in the Canton of Sarajevo, and thus repeatedly obtained significant unlawful property gain for themselves.

Searches were conducted at 4 locations in the Canton of Sarajevo, where items related to the commission of the aforementioned criminal offenses were found and temporarily seized.

The arrested persons were processed and, along with the Report on the committed criminal offense and perpetrator, will be handed over to the jurisdiction of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton. The investigation in this case is ongoing, the FUP announced.