Obrenovac Police Arrest Three in Marijuana Bust
Police in Obrenovac intercepted a dealer selling marijuana on the street, then followed him to the Mlincic cafe, where his supplier was arrested with a fresh batch of drugs.
Officers from the Obrenovac police station have arrested three people suspected of unauthorized drug production and trafficking, in an operation that played out on a city street and inside a local cafe. Marijuana was found on all three, and two of them also had equipment for precisely weighing the drug.
Intercepted on the street
According to a statement from the Ministry of Interior (MUP), inspectors on Cara Lazara Street spotted U.S. (29) of Obrenovac, a man already known to police through operational intelligence as a cannabis dealer. Officers watched as U.S. handed a package of cannabis to a buyer, U.P. (30).
Police moved in on U.P. right away and found a PVC bag containing green plant material. In its statement on the operation, MUP described it as “a PVC bag with green plant material suspected to be marijuana.” The material was seized and sent off for forensic analysis.
The operation continues at the Mlincic cafe
The arrests did not stop there. After the sale, U.S. headed to the Mlincic cafe on Vojvode Misica Street, where, police say, he met his supplier, Z.M., who handed him a fresh batch of drugs.
Police entered the cafe and arrested Z.M., who, according to police, opened his backpack himself and showed them what was inside. Inside it, officers found a larger quantity of marijuana along with two scales for precise measurement. U.S., arrested outside the cafe, was found carrying a large sum of cash and an aluminum packet containing a substance suspected to be drugs.
Held for up to 48 hours
Aleksandra Mrdovic, the on-duty prosecutor from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade, was notified of the operation immediately. On her order, all three suspects were ordered held for up to 48 hours.
U.S., U.P. and Z.M. will face criminal charges for unauthorized production and trafficking of narcotics under Article 246, paragraph 1 of the Criminal Code, as well as for unauthorized possession of narcotics under Article 246a of the same law. Until a final verdict, all three are considered suspects.
