INDICTMENT ISSUED FOR COUNTERFEITING OF MONEY

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an indictment against Bojan Bozalo *, AKA "Boza", born in 1991 in Sarajevo, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia. The accused is charged with having obtained a large number of euro banknotes i.e. one EUR 500 banknote and 33 banknotes in the denomination of EUR 200 (total amount EUR 7100), with the intention of placing them in payment circulation in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Counterfeit money was discovered and confiscated by members of the Zvornik Police Department during a search of a suspect in the area of Milići. He is accused of having obtained counterfeit money with the aim of putting it into circulation as genuine money, thereby committing the criminal offense of Counterfeiting of Money under Article 205, paragraph 2 of the CC BiH.

INDICTMENT ISSUED FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF UNAUTHORIZED STORAGE OF GOODS

The Prosecutor’s of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an indictment against Dean Ignjatović*, born in 1994 in Banja Luka, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia. He is accused of having stored a large amount of cigarettes of different brands that are taxable exclusively according to the tax legislation of BiH but marked with excise stamps of Kosovo in the house he uses, which is located in the area of Bijeljina, in the premises not registered for the purpose of storing goods. The accused is charged with having committed the criminal offense of Unauthorized Storage of Goods under Article 210b, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

INDICTMENT FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF COUNTERFEITING OF MONEY

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an indictment against Denis Gredić*, AKA "Deng", born in 1996 in Sarajevo, a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is charged with having illegally obtained several counterfeit Euro banknotes in denominations of 200 euros during 2024 and 2025. Following that he then, through internet classified ads, came into contact with people who sold various goods, most often mobile phones of higher value, and during the meeting and purchase and sale, he paid for the goods with counterfeit banknotes. In this way, through persons from the areas of Zenica, Kakanj, Maglaj and Sarajevo, he put into circulation at least 25 counterfeit euro banknotes in the total amount of EUR 5000. He is accused with having put counterfeit money into circulation as genuine money, thereby committing the criminal offense of Counterfeiting of Money under Article 205, paragraph 1 of the CC BiH.




CUSTOMS OFFICER ACCUSED OF CORRUPTION OFFENCE PLEADS GUILTY UNDER PLEA AGREEMENT

The accused Novo Đukić* AKA Đuka, employed as a customs officer of the ITA BiH at the Kozarska Dubica Border Crossing Point, pleaded guilty to the criminal offence of Accepting a Gift or Other Form of Benefit under Article 217, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code of BiH. The accused was sentenced to 6 months in prison and an additional fine of BAM 4.000. The accused was removed from service in the ITA BiH and banned from performing any occupation, activity or duty i.e. from performing the duties of a customs officer in the ITA BiH for a period of 2 years. Unlawful property gain in the amount of EUR 50 was seized from the accused. After consideration, the Court of BiH accepted the agreement and sentenced the accused.


INDICTMENT ISSUED AGAINST SAMIR OPARDIJA FOR CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF SMUGGLING OF GOODS

The Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued an indictment against Samir Opardija*, born in 1996 in Travnik, with previous convictions, citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is accused of having, in the first half of last year, evaded customs control measures and transferred goods of higher value - hookah aroma, in a total amount of 138 kg, the value of which is estimated at a total of BAM 36,983, 49 through the customs line from the direction of R Serbia to Bosnia and Herzegovina, through GR Uvac and GP Rača, on two occasions with an interval of about 40 days. The mentioned goods, which were not declared for import, were discovered and temporarily confiscated by the customs officers of the ITA BiH during the control on the first occasion, and on the second occasion by police officers of the BiH Border Police. The accused is charged with having committed the criminal offense of Smuggling of Goods under Article 214, paragraph 1 of the CC BiH, in conjunction with Article 54 of the same Code.


PROHIBITING MEASURES PROPOSED FOR TWO SUSPECTED PERSONS

The Prosecutor’s Office of BiH filed a motion to the Court of BiH proposing prohibiting measures for the suspects: Dženan Sarajlić*, born in 1984 in Bijeljina, a citizen of BiH, and Rijalda Mrkaljević*, born in 1987 in Tuzla, a citizen of BiH. The prohibiting measures relate to the seizure of travel documents and a travel ban, a ban on undertaking business activities in business premises owned by them, and a ban on meeting with witnesses and suspects in the case, under Articles 126 and 126a of the CPC BiH. They are under investigation and are suspected of having committed the following: Dženan Sarajlić the criminal offenses of Smuggling of Goods under Article 214 and Tax Evasion or Fraud under Article 210 of the CC of BiH, and Rialda Mrkaljević the criminal offense of Tax Evasion or Fraud under Article 210 in conjunction with the criminal offense of Illicit Trade under Article 212 of the CC BiH.