Drug dealer arrested in Sarajevo: Drugs and pistol found

On 01/20/2016, police officers of the Department for Combating Narcotic Drug Abuse of this Ministry, arrested A.J., born in 1978 in Sarajevo, where he resides, on suspicion of committing criminal offenses of unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotic drugs and Article 52 of the Law on Unauthorized Production and Trafficking of Narcotic Drugs. During the search of the apartment used by the suspect at Mustafa Džabića street, Novi Grad Sarajevo municipality, the following were found and seized:

- approximately 18 grams of a substance resembling the narcotic drug speed,

- 3 grams of a herbal substance resembling the narcotic drug marijuana,

- 26 small packages with a substance resembling the narcotic drug speed,

- a 7.65 mm caliber pistol,

- 5 rounds of 7.65 mm caliber ammunition, and

- one digital scale.

The Cantonal Prosecutor's Office in Sarajevo was informed, and A.J. was handed over to the Department for Detention of Detained Persons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton. Police officers are continuing their work to shed light on and document the criminal activities of the said person.