Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption of the Prosecutor's Office of BiH has issued an Indictment against four persons charged with the Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs.
The Indictment has been issued against the following persons:
- Admir Arnautović aka ‘Šmrk’, born on 20 July 1980 in Sarajevo, where he also resides, citizen of BiH,
- Adnan Maglić aka ‘Magla’, born on 23 July 1985 in Sarajevo, where he also resides, citizen of BiH,
- Sandro Melić, born on 03 October 1985 in Zenica, resident of Sarajevo, citizen of BiH, and
- Jasmin Hatić aka ‘Gigo’, born on 16 November 1989 in Sarajevo, where he also resides, citizen of BiH.
The accused persons are charged with becoming members of an organized criminal group that has been acting continuously, for a longer period of time, for the purpose of acquiring illegal property gain, with the aim of committing criminal offenses in connection with illicit international sale, shipment, intermediation and delivery of Heroin and Cocaine narcotic drugs which are proclaimed narcotic drugs by current regulations.
As alleged in the Indictment, the first accused Admir Arnautović was organizing, planning and continuously procuring, for a longer period of time and to the present day, heavy narcotic drugs, from the territories of neighbouring countries, mostly from the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Croatia, and then he was transporting the drugs illegally to Bosnia and Herzegovina, mostly to Sarajevo. In cooperation with other accused persons and other persons known to him, he was distributing and selling the thus acquired drugs in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The first accused person, Admir Arnautović, was using the thus acquired money to buy real estate and valuable movable property, and, in cooperation with other aforementioned accused persons, he was lending money with interest to persons who played games of chance in casinos. In this manner, for the purpose of acquiring illegal material gain, all the aforementioned accused persons were exerting serious threats as members of the group for organized crime to coerce other persons into committing acts that are harmful to their property; thus, they threatened some persons that they would be deprived of their personal cars if they did not pay them a certain amount of money.
These accused persons are charged with the commission of the following criminal offenses:
- Admir Arnautović- Organized Crime, as referred to in Article 250, Paragraph 1 of the BiH CC, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 195, Paragraph 1 of the BiH CC, and the criminal offense of Unauthorized Production and Sale of Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 238, Paragraph 1 of the FBiH CC, and the criminal offense of Extortion, as referred to in Article 295, Paragraph 2, of the FBiH CC;
- Adnan Maglić- Organized Crime, as referred to in Article 250, Paragraph 1 of the BiH CC, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 195, Paragraph 1 of the BiH CC, and the criminal offense of Unauthorized Production and Sale of Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 238, Paragraph 1 of the FBiH CC, and the criminal offense of Extortion, as referred to in Article 295, Paragraph 2, of the FBiH CC;
- Sandro Melić- Organized Crime, as referred to in Article 250, Paragraph 4 of the BiH CC, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 195, Paragraph 1 of the BiH CC, all in conjunction with Article 54 of the BiH CC; the criminal offense of Organized Crime, as referred to in Article 250, Paragraph 4 of the BiH CC, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Extortion, as referred to in Article 295, Paragraph 2, of the FBiH CC;
- Jasmin Hatić- Organized Crime, as referred to in Article 250, Paragraph 4 of the BiH CC, in conjunction with the criminal offense of Unauthorized Production and Sale of Narcotic Drugs, as referred to in Article 238, Paragraph 1 of the FBiH CC.
The Indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.