In coordination with the Office for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime, police officers from the Criminal Police Sector, Organized Crime Service of the Split-Dalmatia Police Administration, in cooperation with colleagues from the Zagreb Police Administration and the Osijek-Baranja Police Administration, completed a months-long criminal investigation that dismantled an organized crime group.
The criminal investigation conducted established a reasonable suspicion that the suspects, together with a large number of street vendors, acted as part of a criminal association and committed a total of nine criminal offenses of Illicit Trafficking under Article 264, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code.
The suspects from the criminal association had clearly divided roles and tasks during their criminal activities, and they committed criminal acts continuously with the aim of obtaining unlawful material gain.
During the arrest, police officers found three people from the same organization handing over illegal tobacco. Furthermore, based on a court order, searches were conducted of the vehicle, home and other premises used by members of the organization and 132 kilograms of illegal tobacco, 98100 cigarettes, 19280 euros and one gun were found.
Criminal charges were filed against six persons due to the existence of reasonable suspicion of committing the criminal offense of criminal association from Article 329 of the Criminal Code and criminal offenses of illegal trade, and against one person, an indictment was filed for the misdemeanor of illegal possession of a firearm.
A total of five people were arrested and after an investigation and criminal charges were filed, they will be handed over to the detention supervisor of the Split-Dalmatia Police Department today, while one person is already serving a prison sentence.
Photo: SD Police Station
