INDICTMENT ISSUED FOR ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN ARMS, MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND DUAL USE PRODUCTS

Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption within the  Prosecutor's Office of BiH issued an indictment against V.M. (1965) from Banja Luka, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina- charging him with Illicit Trafficking in Arms, Military Equipment and Dual Use Products.

The accused is charged to have on March 13, 2012 in Banja Luka, as agreed with a person against whom criminal proceedings are initiated in the Republic of Croatia, handed over an automatic rifle "Scorpion", three boxes with a total of 150 bullets - 9 mm , two boxes with a total of 50 bullets -  7.65 mm, three magazines and a magazine pouch for the automatic rifle "Scorpion" to the aforementioned person for the purpose of its further sale for a price of 800 Euros to a customer in Croatia without a license required by the law of Bosnia and Herzegovina i.e. contrary to Article 5 of the Law on Import and Export of Arms and Military Equipment  and Control of Export and Import of Dual Use Products ("Official Gazette of BiH", No. 5/03, 33/03 and 14/05).

The accused V.M. is charged with the criminal offense of Illicit Trafficking in Arms, Military Equipment and Products of Dual Use under Article 193, Paragraph 1 of the CC BiH.

The indictment was forwarded to the Court of BiH for confirmation.