Nis police arrest three, seize cocaine and cash
One suspect was caught mid sale. Along with powder believed to be cocaine, police seized 150,450 dinars, 1,160 euros and 300 Swiss francs.
The cocaine arrest in Nis happened during the handover itself, not after it. The Nis police department announced on July 30, 2026 that three men had been taken into custody, and that cash in three currencies was seized along with the drugs.
Those arrested are L. T. (29) from Pirot and D. Dj. (32) from Nis, both suspected of unauthorised production and trafficking of narcotics. The third man, M. A. (35) from Nis, faces the separate charge of unauthorised possession. That difference in wording is what tells you which side of the transaction each man was on.
Who was selling and who was buying?
Officers caught L. T. as he was selling a packet containing a small quantity of powder believed to be cocaine to M. A. L. T. is therefore the suspected seller, while M. A. is treated as the buyer. One answers for trafficking, the other for possession.
L. T. and D. Dj. are also suspected of selling an identical packet to a fourth man, who is still being sought. The three arrests do not close the case.
What the search turned up
A search of the flat and other premises used by L. T. produced further small quantities of powder believed to be cocaine. Officers also seized cash:
- 150,450 dinars
- 1,160 euros
- 300 Swiss francs
Police suspect the money came from drug sales. Cash held in three currencies at once, rather than dinars alone, is one of the details investigators lean on when they argue a case involves steady business rather than a single sale.
All three men were detained for up to 48 hours and handed over to the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis along with a criminal complaint. The prosecutor decides from there whether to seek custody. Until a final verdict, all three are presumed innocent.
The same pattern, a different town
Recent operations of this kind have not produced large drug hauls. What they produce is a small quantity of narcotics next to a neatly stacked pile of cash. We reported a comparable case in Pancevo, where drugs and a gas pistol were found on two young men. There too the investigation turned on what was found beside the drugs rather than on how much was found.
For now the record is limited to what the Interior Ministry, or MUP, has published: three arrests, one man on the run, and cash awaiting a financial check. If prosecutors can trace where the money came from, a single street level packet could produce a much longer list of names.
