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SUSPECT MLADEN SAMARDŽIJA (1990) HANDED OVER TO BIH PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE
12.12.2023. 13:16
The suspect had been on the run for a long time, and he has the status of a suspect in a case of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which contains evidence from the SKY and Anom applications.
The aforementioned suspect is charged to have been at the top of an organized criminal group, which smuggled large quantities of heavy narcotic drugs, from the territory of South America and the European Union to the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and neighbouring countries.
As part of the operation codenamed "Tokyo", the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina and police agencies are closely cooperating with EUROPOL structures. In the course of this operation, a large amount of money, weapons and vehicles were seized.
Having questioned the suspect, a motion for custody will be put forward in regard to this suspect, in view of the fact that the suspect had been on the run for a long time.
Dear Media Representatives, when transmitting news please bear in mind that persons referred to in the news and information of the BiH Prosecutor's Office, have the status of a suspect or an accused person. Let us remind you of the principle of presumption of innocence, which defines that no person shall be considered guilty until his/her guilt has been established by a final verdict.
