Today, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered prohibition measures against D.K., a customs officer of the Indirect Taxation Administration, who is suspected of participating in illegal activities during the importation of hookah tobacco, the ITA announced.
The suspect worked at the Skelani border crossing, and the prohibition measures, among other things, included a ban on performing duties and business activities at the ITA.
We would like to remind you that the ITA officer was detained as part of the operation codenamed “Plug”, and she is accused of participating in the smuggling and transportation of hookah tobacco across the state border by committing corrupt acts for the agreed sums of money, using her official position.
As part of the “Plug” operation, 3,250 kg of excise goods (hookah tobacco), 509 kg of hookah coal, and a larger amount of money were temporarily seized, the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH stated.
