In today’s operation targeting two organized crime groups, 15 individuals were taken into custody—13 in the Zenica-Doboj Canton and two in the Sarajevo Canton.
As previously reported, those arrested include Muharem Smajlović, Edib Džedžibeg, and Selma Bogučanin, the wife of Amel Bogučanin. It has also been unofficially confirmed that Ajdin Ribo has been arrested.
During today’s operation, authorities seized over 100,000 BAM in cash, nine passenger vehicles, one motorcycle, weapons, and equipment used for weighing narcotics.
Throughout the investigation thus far, approximately 150 kilograms of narcotics and 83 liters of oil intended for the production of amphetamines have been seized.
The suspects will soon be transferred to the premises of the Federal Police Administration for further questioning.
Smajlović and Bogučanin are already known to the police, while Džedžibeg and Amel Bogučanin were previously arrested together in 2022 during an operation codenamed “Hornet.”
The operation is being conducted under the supervision of the Special Department of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH).
The two groups are suspected of organized crime related to the production and trafficking of narcotics, as well as money laundering.
