A man from Serbia has been arrested in Bar under an Interpol warrant on suspicion of defrauding authorities in Slovakia of over 15 million euros during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J.P., 37, was apprehended based on an Interpol notice from Bratislava, as he is wanted by the Special Criminal Court in Pezinok for criminal proceedings, according to the Montenegrin Police Administration.
He is charged with crimes including the creation, management, and support of a criminal group, fraud related to subsidies, and money laundering.
Furthermore, he is suspected of forgery and fraud, specifically of causing financial damage to Slovak authorities amounting to over 15 million euros by conducting criminal activities related to illegal subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
