Serbian citizens B.R. (39) and M.J. (40) were arrested at Podgorica Airport on suspicion of attempting to smuggle cigars worth over 38,000 euros, the Police Administration announced.
“Officers of the Border Police Sector, Podgorica Airport Border Police Station, in cooperation with officers of the Bar Security Department and the Anti-Smuggling Section and Customs Administration, yesterday at that border crossing, while performing border checks of persons and things entering Montenegro, from a flight operating on the Istanbul – Podgorica route, controlled B.R. (39) and M.J. (40), citizens of Serbia,” the UP statement said, as reported by CdM, Tanjug reports.
In six suitcases, the arrested individuals were found to have 8,573 pieces of various types of tobacco products, with a total value of 38,334 euros, which were confiscated.
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“The prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor’s Office in Podgorica was informed about the event, and at their request, B.R. and M.J. were arrested on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of smuggling,” the UP said.
The Police Administration, they add, continues with intensive activities to control border crossings and suppress all forms of cross-border crime, with strong inter-institutional cooperation with the Customs Administration.
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Source: Politika, Photo: Shutterstock