Novi Sad: 3.57kg of amphetamine found at A. S.'s (48) home
Police arrested A. S. (48) in Novi Sad on suspicion of producing and selling drugs. A search of his apartment turned up amphetamine, marijuana, heroin and cocaine, along with precision scales.
Officers from the Novi Sad Police Department arrested A. S. (48) of Novi Sad on suspicion of unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics. The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Novi Sad Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office, Serbia’s Interior Ministry (MUP) said in a statement.
Police searched the apartment and other premises the suspect uses in the city.
According to MUP’s statement, officers found about 3.57 kilograms of powder suspected to be amphetamine, about 95 grams of plant material suspected to be marijuana, about 25 grams of a substance suspected to be heroin, and about 10 grams of powder suspected to be cocaine. Kurir, citing police sources, reported somewhat different quantities: 3.5 kilograms of amphetamine, 93 grams of marijuana and 24 grams of heroin, without mentioning cocaine.
Two precision scales were also seized. According to Kurir, a mobile phone was found on the suspect, along with 22,500 dinars and 300 euros suspected to have come from drug sales. MUP’s statement mentions only that money suspected to be proceeds from drug sales was seized, without specifying the amount.
A. S. is suspected of unauthorized production and distribution of narcotics. He was ordered detained for up to 48 hours, after which he will be brought before the Novi Sad Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office along with a criminal complaint.
Kurir published the news of the arrest on September 16 at 9:20 a.m., citing a statement from the Novi Sad police.
