26-year-old arrested in Sarajevo for marihuana and speed
Sarajevo Canton narcotics police arrested a 26-year-old Sarajevo man at 14:00 on 11 November 2026 on suspicion of the unauthorised production and sale of drugs. A search seized an unspecified quantity of material resembling marihuana and speed, a digital scale and a pistol, and the duty cantonal prosecutor was notified.
🇧🇦 Sarajevo, Sarajevo Canton · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Officers of the narcotics department of the Sarajevo Canton interior ministry
arrested a 26-year-old Sarajevo man at 14:00 on 11 November 2026.[1]The
suspect is identified only by his initials, H.K., born in 2000 in Sarajevo,
where he lives.[1]
He was arrested on suspicion of the unauthorised production and placing into
circulation of narcotic drugs under article 238(1) of the criminal code of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1]A search found and seized an
unspecified quantity of material resembling the drugs marihuana, the local term
for cannabis, and speed, together with a digital scale and a pistol with a
magazine and ammunition.[1]ALFA TV carries the same account of the arrest,
search and seizure, crediting the Sarajevo Canton interior ministry.[2]
The duty prosecutor of the Sarajevo Canton Prosecutor’s Office was notified and
the man was handed over to the ministry’s detention facility.[1]Police said
they were continuing the criminal processing of the suspect.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Agency
Ministry of Interior, Sarajevo Canton
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis
Charge
unauthorised production and placing into circulation of narcotic drugs (article 238(1), criminal code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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