Ankle Monitor Instead of Jail in Zrenjanin Cocaine Case
Prosecutors in Zrenjanin sought up to 30 days of detention for R.S. (26), found with 50 grams of cocaine in his car door. The court ordered electronic monitoring instead.
Police stopped a car on the road from Belgrade to Zrenjanin and found about 50 grams of cocaine, along with a smaller amount of cannabis, hidden in a compartment in the driver’s door. The driver, R.S. (26) from Osipaonica, was arrested with the approval of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zrenjanin.
The suspect is charged with unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotics. Under the order to conduct an investigation, he is accused of unlawfully possessing cocaine and cannabis for sale on August 6, 2026. The drugs were found in the compartment of the door on the driver’s side.
What measure did the court order instead of detention?
After the suspect was questioned, prosecutors asked a pretrial judge at the Higher Court in Zrenjanin to order detention for up to 30 days. The court denied that request. Instead, it imposed a lighter measure, a ban on leaving his home enforced through electronic monitoring, commonly known as an ankle monitor.
The public prosecutor has appealed that decision. Under the measure the court ordered, the suspect must stay at his home address, and compliance with the ban is tracked through the electronic device.
What led to the arrest
The sequence of events in this case runs as follows:
- August 6, 2026, the date on which the suspect, according to the order to conduct an investigation, is accused of possessing drugs for sale
- police stopped the car on the road from Belgrade to Zrenjanin and found cocaine and cannabis in the driver’s door
- R.S. was arrested with the approval of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zrenjanin
- the suspect was questioned, and prosecutors requested detention of up to 30 days
- the Higher Court in Zrenjanin ruled on a ban on leaving his home combined with electronic monitoring
- the public prosecutor appealed that ruling
Prosecutors are not charging the suspect with simple possession, but with possession for the purpose of sale, which is why the offense is classified as unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotics.
The investigation is being conducted under the order of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Zrenjanin. The suspect is presumed innocent until a final verdict.
