Larger amount of Swedish kronor exchanged for convertible marks without proof of origin

SARAJEVO, (Patria) - Sarajevo police on Monday at 5:00 PM arrested S.O., born in 1995 in Sarajevo, and M.S., born in 1992 in Sarajevo, where they reside, due to grounds for suspicion that they committed the criminal offense under Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Money Laundering).

The duo attempted to exchange a larger amount of money from Swedish kronor into convertible marks at an exchange office in the Old Town municipality of Sarajevo. After the exchange, the employee of the exchange office exchanged the requested amount through the bank and handed them the money in convertible marks, without them having any proof of origin.

The prosecutor of the Cantonal Prosecutor's Office of Sarajevo Canton was informed. The mentioned individuals were handed over to the premises of the Unit for Security of Facilities and Detention of Detained Persons of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton. Police officers are continuing the criminal investigation against them, while a statement was taken from the employee of the exchange office, N.V., born in 1988 in Sarajevo, where he resides, as a suspect, due to grounds for suspicion that he also committed the criminal offense under Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.