ACTION CODENAMED

The Prosecutor of the Special Department for Organized Crime, Economic Crime and Corruption in charge of this case is on the site in Banja Luka, where she coordinates the work of police officers of SIPA, Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) and entity police structures, during the search of persons suspected of the criminal offences of tax evasion in large amounts.

The searches are being conducted at a total of eighteen (18) locations, in ​​several cities of both entities and in the Brčko District of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and they refer to searches of premises and facilities of two security companies. The activities are being carried out from the early morning hours, and they are aimed at several legal entities and branches that are the target of these activities.

The searches of security agencies’ facilities are being conducted in Banja Luka, Prijedor, Gradiška, Doboj, Bijeljina, Trebinje, Pale, Sarajevo, Brčko District, Tuzla, Zenica, Mostar, Vitez, Livno, Bihać, Sanski Most and Kozarac.

The suspected companies and persons in this case are under investigation for the criminal offense of Tax Evasion or Fraud, referred to in Article 210 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

According to the collected evidence, these tax evasions were committed during the operation of the aforementioned security agencies that are subjects of the investigation, and these tax evasions involve large sums of money.

Given that the activities are ongoing, the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot provide more information to the public and media at this time.

These activities represent the continuation of a resolute fight against criminal offenses in the field of financial crime, which cause damage to all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina.