On November 4 and 5, members of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina intercepted the smuggling of 27 foreign nationals in five separate incidents across the areas of Posušje, Foča, Gradiška, and Tomislavgrad.
In the Posušje area, on November 5, officers from the Gorica Border Police Unit intercepted the smuggling of five foreign nationals – four citizens of Turkey and one citizen of Somalia. They were being transported in a Seat vehicle with Bosnian-Herzegovinian license plates by a Turkish national.
A day earlier, in the same area, members of the same unit intercepted the smuggling of eight Turkish citizens, who were being transported in a Škoda vehicle with Bosnian-Herzegovinian license plates by a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. During a search of the vehicle, a quantity of substances suspected to be the narcotic drugs “speed” and marijuana was discovered; consequently, the driver is also suspected of the criminal offense of possession of narcotic drugs and facilitating their consumption.
A third incident was uncovered in the Foča area, where officers from the Hum Border Police Unit intercepted the smuggling of four individuals – three citizens of Afghanistan and one citizen of Iran. They were being transported in a Škoda vehicle with Bosnian-Herzegovinian license plates by a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the area of Gradiska, the smuggling of five foreign citizens, two citizens of Palestine, two citizens of Egypt and one of Syria, who were being transported by a citizen of Turkey in a Golf brand vehicle with Bosnian registration plates, was prevented. During the control, the driver offered money to a member of the Gradiška GPBiH Unit, which is why, in addition to the criminal offense of people smuggling, he is also suspected of the criminal offense of gift giving and other forms of use.
The fifth case was discovered in the area of Tomislavgrad, where the smuggling of five Turkish citizens was prevented. After the smuggling was noticed, the driver tried to escape, but was stopped by members of the Tomislavgrad Police Department. At the same time, members of the GPBiH Kamensko Unit detained smuggled persons at the location where the case was discovered. Further operational work established that the driver is a citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The duty prosecutor of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina was notified of all cases, according to whose orders members of the Border Police of Bosnia and Herzegovina act. The members of the Service for Affairs with Foreigners of Bosnia and Herzegovina were also informed about the events, and further work on these cases is ongoing, the GP of Bosnia and Herzegovina announced.
