WITHIN THE SCOPE OF OPERATION CODENAMED ’’GOLD’’ ANOTHER CUSTOMS OFFICER OF ITA BIH WAS DEPRIVED OF LIBERTY

Acting on orders of the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH authorized officers of the Border Police BiH arrested a customs officers employed in ITA BiH this morning at Sarajevo Airport. The customs officer is suspected of committing corruption offenses investigated within the operation codenamed ’’Gold’’.

Persons covered by this investigation are suspected of having committed corruption offenses of accepting and receiving gifts and other forms of benefits as well as abuse of office or official authority in relation to customs procedures on import of goods through the Customs Office at Sarajevo Airport.

The suspect, who was arrested this morning, is employed in the unit responsible for detecting and preventing smuggling and customs abuses i.e. The Sector for the fight against smuggling and customs fraud of the Regional Centre Sarajevo, within  the Indirect Taxation  Authority of BiH.

Once the Assigned Prosecutor questions the suspect he will, in accordance with the law, decide whether to file a motion for remand in custody or imposure of prohibiting measures.

The investigation in the case codenamed ’’Gold’’ continues in the direction of indicting a large number of persons for a number of corruption crimes  committed in the past six months.