Lazarevac Man Arrested With 22 Kilograms of Marijuana in Car
Serbia's Interior Ministry says police in Kraljevo arrested D. Dj. (1983) of Lazarevac after a search of his car turned up 22 kilograms of marijuana packed in 44 separate bundles.
Officers from the Criminal Police Directorate have arrested D. Dj. (1983) of Lazarevac after finding 22 kilograms of marijuana, packed into 44 separate bundles, in his car. The arrest was carried out together with officers from the Kraljevo Police Department, Serbia’s Interior Ministry (MUP) said in a statement.
The suspect is charged with unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics. According to MUP, the drugs were found during a search of the vehicle he was driving.
The marijuana was divided into individual packages averaging around half a kilogram each. In the photo released by MUP, the packages are lined up and numbered, a documentation method the police routinely use for drug seizures.
Order came from two higher prosecutor’s offices
The operation was carried out on orders from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kraljevo and the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis. The case, however, is being handled by the prosecutor’s office in Kraljevo, since the suspect will be brought before it.
MUP’s statement lays out the following:
- D. Dj. (1983) of Lazarevac was arrested
- a search of his car turned up 22 kilograms of marijuana
- the drugs were packed into 44 separate bundles
- the operation followed orders from the higher prosecutor’s offices in Kraljevo and Nis
Custody for up to 48 hours
The suspect has been ordered held for up to 48 hours. Along with a criminal complaint, he will be brought before the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Kraljevo.
D. Dj. is presumed innocent until a court reaches a final verdict, and the claims in the criminal complaint remain the prosecution’s allegations for now. MUP did not disclose where the car was stopped or where the drugs were being transported from.
