Nov 30 2024
Police in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia arrested 11 people. They are suspected of smuggling more than half a tonne of cocaine from South America into the European Union. In March 2021, authorities seized cocaine concealed in the modified floor of a cargo container at the Croatian port of Ploče. The shipment’s street value …
Nov 29 2024
The November 20 operation mobilized more than 450 officers across Europe. 25 arrests were made in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany, Poland, Serbia, and the UK. Among those arrested were three high-value targets, including an Iraqi citizen accused of heading a linked smuggling ring. According to Europol, migrants paid between 4,500 euros ($4,715) and 12,000 …
Nov 28 2024
Law enforcement in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday conducted searches across the country. One person suspected of heading an organized crime group that shipped large quantities of cocaine from South America to Europe via the Balkans. The operation, conducted under the auspices of Europol, spanned Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia and targeted suspects who used maritime …
Jun 13 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina’sauthorities seize 124 kilograms of cocaine. The drugs were concealed in packages of bananas mistakenly delivered to a trade company. The company had neither ordered the cocaine, nor the bananas. The State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) estimated the street value of the drugs at $1.5 million. The investigation will determine whether these …
Mar 09 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina’s State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA)18 locations across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday as part of the Klaster (Cluster) operation. SIPA said it seized “75 student files, registry books and other business documentation, 165,000 convertible marks (US$89,300) in cash, computers and other items that could be used as evidence” Bosnian daily …