546 mobile phones and 70 watches seized in Tuzla

(Patria) - Authorized officials of the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ITA BiH) carried out the operational action "Štek" in which a larger quantity of phones and other goods worth BAM 450,000 were seized.

The action was carried out in Tuzla, and as a result of independent operational-tactical work, they located a facility and identified a legal entity in the RC Tuzla area where a larger quantity of mobile phones smuggled into Bosnia and Herzegovina was found.

The latest models of mobile phones were originally packed in cardboard boxes with pictures of phone mock-ups and protective screens, which did not suggest that expensive mobile phones were inside.

The legal and responsible person did not possess any documentation on the origin, i.e., proof that it had passed the regular customs procedure upon entering the customs territory of BiH. In the facility, goods prohibited for import without the appropriate approval of the competent Agency (optical sights, goods for medical purposes) were also found, ready for further distribution, for which the owner also possessed no documentation on origin.

During the operational action, 546 mobile phones (Galaxy S 25 Ultra, iPHONE 16 ProMAX, S 24 ULTRA, etc.), 70 watches (Apple), as well as other prohibited goods were found.

The total value of the temporarily seized goods is BAM 450,000.

Legal measures and actions have been taken against the perpetrators of the irregularities.