Woman, 22, Smuggles 760 Pills, Amphetamine Into Nis Jail
Police in Nis arrested a 22-year-old woman from near Indjija, suspected of smuggling pills and amphetamine into the prison during a visit to an inmate. A judge ordered her held for up to 30 days.
A judge has ordered up to 30 days of detention for a woman from near Indjija, suspected of smuggling a large quantity of pills and amphetamine into the Nis Correctional Facility (KPZ Nis) and handing them to a convict she was visiting.
According to the Interior Ministry (MUP), police in Nis arrested A.S., born in 2004, on order of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis. The suspicion is unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotics.
What she allegedly brought into the facility
During a visit to a 43-year-old man serving his sentence at KPZ Nis, the 22-year-old brought the following into the facility, according to police:
- 760 pills from the list of controlled psychoactive substances
- three packets containing about 24 grams of a substance suspected to be amphetamine
- about 7 grams of a mixture of crushed pills from the list of controlled substances and amphetamine
Police suspect she handed all of it to the 43-year-old during the visit.
Detention for up to 30 days
On order of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis, the suspect was first held for up to 48 hours. She was brought before the competent prosecutor along with a criminal complaint, and after questioning, at the prosecutor’s request, she was taken before a judge.
In its statement of August 23, the Interior Ministry said: “The judge ordered her held in detention for up to 30 days.”
The investigation into the origin of the pills and amphetamine, as well as whether the woman had accomplices, falls under the jurisdiction of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis. Under the law, the suspect is presumed innocent until the proceedings are finally concluded.
