Stokovic and Bakic murders: seven suspects arrested
On orders from the Organized Crime Prosecutor's Office, seven suspects were arrested over the murders of Milan Stokovic and Zivko Bakic, and the criminal complaint covers 12 people.
Seven people suspected of organizing and carrying out the murders of Milan Stokovic and Zivko Bakic were arrested on orders from the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office (JTOK). The arrests were announced on October 14, 2026. According to the prosecutors, Stokovic was abducted on the same date last year, and Bakic was killed in January 2026. The suspects are described as members of an organized criminal group.
Who was arrested, and who else is named in the complaint?
The arrested are R. Dj. (37), M. I. (26), A. S. (27), A. S. (22), P. M. (27) and S. D. (19), all from Belgrade, along with N. Z. (41) from Pozarevac.
The criminal complaint names five more people. M. S. (42) is in prison in North Macedonia, A. B. (23) is in custody in Greece, D. T. (23) is in custody in Belgium, and A. N. (26) is in custody in Serbia. A person the prosecutors identify as S. P. is being sought. Kurir reports that this person is 25. According to Informer, the complaint covers 12 people in total.
The operation involved officers of the Service for Combating Organized Crime (SBPOK) and several departments of the Criminal Police Directorate, the police directorates of Belgrade, Pozarevac and Novi Sad, the Gendarmerie, the Special Anti-Terrorist Unit (SAJ) and the Security Information Agency (BIA).
What was seized at 20 addresses?
Searches were carried out in Belgrade, Pozarevac, Beocin and Smederevska Palanka. According to an Interior Ministry statement, investigators seized:
- one pistol and 13 rounds of ammunition
- six knives, two telescopic batons and restraint handcuffs
- a GPS tracking device
- 525,500 dinars, 26,765 euros and 260 US dollars
- 40 grams of cocaine and 200 grams of marijuana
- three vehicles and six wristwatches from well-known brands
The ministry mentions other items as well but does not list them individually.
What are the suspects charged with?
They are suspected of conspiracy to commit criminal offenses, aggravated murder, kidnapping, illegal manufacture, possession, carrying and trade of weapons and explosives, and unauthorized production and sale of narcotics. After their period in police custody, they will be taken to the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office for questioning. Informer says custody was ordered for up to 48 hours. The presumption of innocence applies until a final verdict.
Two cases, one investigation
According to Informer, the investigation has for the first time officially linked the abduction and murder of Stokovic to the killing of Bakic. Stokovic, a young man from Zemun, was abducted on October 14, 2025, in the Pozarevac area. Informer reports that his remains were found buried in Lucica near Pozarevac.
Bakic (43) was killed on January 16, 2026, in an ambush near his home in the Tresnja neighborhood of Sopot. According to the same outlet, he was under house arrest with an ankle monitor at the time. The charges against him date to September 2023, when he was arrested in an international operation by the Interior Ministry and Europol on suspicion of leading a group that organized the smuggling of 324 kilograms of cocaine seized in Thessaloniki in 2021.
A few days after Bakic was killed, Informer reports, A. D. (35) was arrested on suspicion of helping organize the killing.
What is unofficial, and what is official?
The date of the arrests differs by source. Alo and Informer tie the arrests to October 14, while Kurir writes that the suspects were detained a day earlier, on October 13. The Interior Ministry statement does not give a date for the arrests.
Kurir and Informer unofficially link the suspects to the so-called Vracar clan. Neither the Interior Ministry nor the prosecutors say this in their statements, so the claim remains unconfirmed.
