Belgrade: 11.4 Liters of GBL Seized in Vozdovac and Vracar
Police seized a combined 11.4 liters of GBL, a GHB precursor, in two separate raids in Belgrade's Vozdovac and Vracar, arresting two men suspected of illegal drug production.
Police in Belgrade seized a combined 11.4 liters of GBL liquid in two separate operations carried out on the same day in Vozdovac and Vracar. Two men were arrested on suspicion of the unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics.
The Narcotics Department of the Belgrade Police Administration acted on orders from the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office. The Serbian Interior Ministry (MUP) released a statement on the operations on August 28.
GBL is a direct precursor of GHB, the drug known colloquially as the “date rape drug” because it is colorless and odorless and can easily be slipped into a victim’s drink.
In the first operation, inspectors searched a house in Vozdovac where S.K. (52) was staying and found 1.6 liters of GBL liquid. They also found separate, pre-weighed bags of cocaine, marijuana and MDMA, along with a digital scale for precise measurement.
In the second operation, S.M. (43) was arrested. A search of an apartment in Vracar, where he had been staying without being registered, turned up 9.8 liters of GBL liquid, along with one bag each of cocaine and marijuana.
Both men are charged with the unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics. Police held them for up to 48 hours before they were brought, along with a criminal complaint, before the Belgrade Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office for further proceedings.
Vozdovac has made the crime news this summer for another reason as well. The Srpske Novine portal reported in August on an indictment over 2.26 kilograms of marijuana found in an apartment in that same municipality. That is a completely separate case, unrelated to yesterday’s arrests.
Until a final verdict, S.K. and S.M. remain suspects. Only a court can determine their guilt.
