The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and HerzegovinaNews
INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST ONE PERSON FROM MONTENEGRO FOR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN NARCOTIC DRUGS
10.04.2013. 15:05- E.H. (1981) from Bijelo Polje - Montenegro, a citizen of the Republic of Montenegro.
As alleged in the indictment, the accused E.H. has, in February 2013, agreed with a Montenegrin person known to him with the intention of acquiring unlawful gain, to have him transfer 500 grams of narcotic drug - Heroin across the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Montenegro.
As further alleged in the indictment, the suspect E.H. has taken the aforementioned drugs in possession on February 17, 2013 in Sarajevo for the amount of 7,500 Euros, with the intention of selling it further in the Sarajevo area. He hid the drugs with the scales used for accurate measurement in an apartment, where it was found during the search made by the authorized officials of the State Investigation and Protection - SIPA.
The accused E.H. is charged with illicit international sale, transfer, possession, transportation, as well as for purchase of substances or preparations declared as narcotic drugs with the intent to sell, thereby committing the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs under Article 195, Paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.
This announcement does not prejudice the outcome of the criminal proceedings and does not violate the principle of the presumption of innocence. A person shall be considered innocent of a crime until guilt has been established by a final verdict (Article 3, paragraph 1 of the CPC BiH).
