Montenegrin border police stopped a vehicle on the Grabon–Dinoshë road in Tuzi and seized 35 kg of marijuana in 62 packages, suspected of having been trafficked from Albania. The 24-year-old driver E. M. was arrested on drug-trafficking suspicion and the Podgorica prosecutor was notified.
Montenegrin border police found 35 kg of marijuana in the trunk of a vehicle
belonging to a person from Tuzi, suspected of having been trafficked from
Albania.[1]The driver E. M., 24, was arrested.[1]
The Police Directorate announced that the border police checked the vehicle on
the Grabon–Dinoshë road and found the drugs in bags in the trunk, 62 packages of
marijuana.[1]The state prosecutor at the High State Prosecutor’s Office in
Podgorica was notified of the incident.[1]The driver was arrested on
suspicion of the criminal offence of unauthorised production and trafficking of
drugs.[1]
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The packages of marijuana seized at the Tuzi border. Photo: BalkanWebPhoto details
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