93 kg of marijuana found in trailer at Vraćenovići, Belgrade driver held
Montenegrin border police and customs officers stopped a Serbian-registered jeep towing a trailer at the Vraćenovići crossing on the night of 14 March 2019 and found about 93 kg of marijuana hidden in the trailer floor. They arrested the 33-year-old Belgrade driver, seized the vehicle and 1,500 euros, and said it was the crossing's largest drug seizure in years.
🇲🇪 Vraćenovići border crossing, Nikšić · Montenegro
Arrested
1
Cannabis
93 kg
Cash confiscated
EUR 1,500
Agencies
Montenegro Police Administration, Montenegro Customs Administration
Border police officers from Nikšić and customs officers at the Vraćenovići
crossing stopped a Mercedes ML270 jeep with Republic of Serbia plates towing a
trailer around 7 pm on 14 March 2019, as it left Montenegro.[1]During the
check, using a videoscope, they found 91 PVC packages of dry plant matter
suspected to be marijuana, with a total gross weight of about 93 kg, hidden in
compartments in the trailer floor.[2]The police arrested Jovan Božić (33)
from Belgrade, who was driving the vehicle, on suspicion of unauthorized
production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs.[2]
After the scene investigation, police seized the drugs, the jeep and trailer,
and 1,500 euros found with him that they suspected was earned through crime.[2]Police said they would bring him, with a criminal complaint, before the
state prosecutor at the Higher State Prosecution in Podgorica.[1]The Police
Administration and the Customs Administration described it as the largest drug
seizure at the Vraćenovići crossing in the preceding period.[2]
Photos and video
Police handout photo captioned "Drugs found" published with the announcement of the 93 kg seizure at the Vraćenovići crossing. Photo: Police Administration of MontenegroPhoto details
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