Three people were arrested in Sarajevo and are linked to people smuggling. Hundreds of documents and public documents issued in Turkey and money in different currencies were confiscated during the search of the apartments.
Police officers of the Police Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Sarajevo Canton filed a report on the committed criminal offense against 33-year-old citizen of Iraq K.B., 51-year-old citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina E.Nj. and 37-year-old Turkish citizen I.O. due to grounds for suspicion that they have committed the criminal offense of Person Smuggling.
“On Friday, September 1, police officers arrested 37-year-old I.O. in the territory of the municipality of Novo Sarajevo”, the announcement states.
During a search of the apartment used by the suspect, hundreds of different documents were found and confiscated – passports, ID cards, driver’s licenses, and other documents and public documents issued in the Republic of Turkey. Cash in the amount of 27,700 euros was also found, as well as a certain amount of cash in TRY and RSD currency.
51-year-old E.NJ. was also arrested, where during the search of business premises owned by him, money in the amount of 53,560 euros was found and confiscated, and there is a reason to suspect that it originates from the criminal offense in question.
Also, an Iraqi citizen was arrested, from whom a certain amount of money in Euros and convertible marks was found and temporarily confiscated.
“For these three persons, there is a reason to suspect that they are members of an international organized group that deals with people smuggling, and that they were aware of the legal consequences, i.e. that they contributed to or directly participated in the execution of the criminal offense in question with their illegal actions with the aim of obtaining illegal property benefits.” , it is stated in the statement.
It is pointed out that they enabled various persons to illegally cross the state border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with their personal consent.
They were arrested and handed over to the jurisdiction of the Prosecutor’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
