Nis: Man Arrested Over 2.2 Million Dinar Tax Fraud
Chinese national P. J. (1991) is suspected of selling goods worth about 12.97 million dinars in 2026 without records or VAT. Police also suspect he stored goods with no proof of origin.
Police in Nis have arrested Chinese national P. J. (1991) on suspicion of tax fraud involving value added tax (VAT), tax evasion and unauthorized storage of goods, the Interior Ministry (MUP) said. The arrest was made on the order of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis, and the Tax Police took part in the operation alongside officers.
The MUP statement reads:
Members of the Ministry of Interior in Nis, in cooperation with the Tax Police in Nis, and on the order of the Basic Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis, have arrested Chinese national P. J. (1991), on grounds of suspicion that he committed the criminal offenses of tax fraud in connection with value added tax, tax evasion and unauthorized storage of goods.
This is a suspicion, not an established guilt. The suspect is to be brought before the competent prosecutor’s office along with a criminal complaint.
What is P. J. accused of?
According to police, P. J., as the responsible person at a company in Nis, sold various goods to customers during 2026 worth about 12,970,000 dinars. He is suspected of not recording the sales in the company’s books and of not paying VAT.
As a result, the Serbian budget was allegedly short by more than 2,225,000 dinars.
Stored goods without paperwork
The third offense concerns storage. Police suspect that over this year and last, P. J. stored goods worth about 18,090,000 dinars. According to the statement, those goods were not recorded in the company’s books, and the suspect has no required documentation proving their origin.
The two sums are separate. The first, about 12.97 million dinars, covers goods sold during 2026. The second, about 18.09 million, covers goods stored over a period of two years. The MUP ties its estimate of the damage to the budget, 2,225,000 dinars, only to the first amount.
The MUP does not say what kind of goods are involved or where they were stored. The statement also does not say whether detention has been requested for the suspect.
