Bosnian companies also involved: International fraud in procurement of protective masks uncovered

(Patria) - The prosecutor and investigator from the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption, together with police officers from SIPA, undertook activities in coordination with colleagues from Slovenia, in order to prevent possible money laundering related to the procurement of protective masks for a company from Slovenia.

The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with partner institutions from Slovenia, participated in an international operation within which funds in the amount of over half a million BAM were temporarily seized in BiH.

The activities relate to suspicion of fraud in the procurement of protective masks for a company from Slovenia, in which certain citizens and companies from BiH were also involved.

Due to suspicion of illegal activities, cooperation of BiH institutions was requested, and upon the proposal of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH and the order of the Court of BiH, police officers from SIPA undertook certain activities to collect evidence and block certain funds. Certain documentation was seized from four legal entities and two natural persons, due to suspicion of the criminal offense of money laundering in the amount of 586,749 BAM.

The investigation in this international operation continues.