Border Police Officer Arrested for Corrupt Acts

(Patria) - Acting on the order and under the supervision of the prosecutor of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, police officers of the Border Police of BiH deprived an active member of the Border Police of BiH of his liberty.

The suspect is under investigation by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH in a case of organized crime and is suspected of corrupt activities and abuse of police duty and available information. According to collected evidence, the said suspect was in contact with members of an organized criminal group that is being investigated by the Prosecutor's Office of BiH in the case of Rašević et al. (operation codenamed “Golub”) for organized crime, smuggling of large quantities of narcotics, and other criminal offenses.

Evidence has been collected that the suspect, a member of the Border Police of BiH, for the purpose of obtaining illegal property gain, disclosed information to the suspects, gave instructions, and assisted them in illegally crossing the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thereby enabling the smuggling of a larger quantity of narcotic drugs.

Police officers of the Border Police of BiH will hand over the suspect to the prosecutor within the legal deadline, who will examine the suspect, after which a decision will be made on further activities in the case.