Five arrested at Paljevo near Novi Pazar as 63 kg of marijuana seized
Serbian police in Novi Pazar arrested two Montenegrin citizens and three men from Tutin at Paljevo, near Novi Pazar, as they moved three bags of marijuana between two cars. Officers seized about 63 kg of marijuana and held all five for up to 48 hours pending a criminal complaint.
Police in Novi Pazar seized about 63 kilograms of marijuana and arrested five
people on suspicion of the unauthorised production and distribution of narcotic
drugs.[1]Two of the suspects, a 22-year-old and a 35-year-old, are citizens
of Montenegro.[2]The other three suspects, aged 27, 25 and 36, are all from
Tutin, a town in south-western Serbia near Novi Pazar.[2]
Police found the five suspects at Paljevo, a village near Novi Pazar, as they
moved three bags of marijuana from one Golf car into another.[1]The Interior
Ministry’s statement said the arrests came during a handover of the drug between
the two cars.[3]The Interior Ministry put the seizure at about 63 kilograms
of marijuana.[4]
On the order of the competent prosecutor’s office, all five were detained for up
to 48 hours.[1]They were to be brought to the prosecutor’s office with a
criminal complaint after the detention.[2]
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Source: VijestiSecond Interior Ministry handout photo of the seized drugs published with the Novi Pazar seizure report. Photo: Mup.gov.rsPhoto details
The Serbian accounts say the arrests took place "danas" (today) and all outlets published on 6 February 2022, so no separate time of day is known.
The weight is given as about 63 kilograms; no exact scale or laboratory figure was published.
No street value for the marijuana was reported by any of the opened sources.
The suspects are identified only by initials and ages (Informer and Nportal give years of birth); their full names were not published.
No charging decision, court detention ruling or sentence in this case was reported in the opened coverage.
The two photos carry only the Interior Ministry credit and a generic 'seized drugs' caption, so they cannot be shown to depict this particular Paljevo seizure.
All four accounts repeat or derive from the same Interior Ministry statement and the N1 report, so there is only one underlying source.
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