The investigating judge of the Podgorica High Court ordered the detention of the defendant Đoki Camaj for up to 30 days, who is suspected of having created a criminal organization for cigarette smuggling on the territory of Montenegro, "Vijesti" has learned.
Camaj was ordered into custody at the proposal of the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT), and after he was arrested in Tuzi on Friday.
According to unofficial information from "Vijesti", he is connected with the seizure of cigarettes, worth around 200.000 euros, found in a gas station at the border crossing with Serbia and with the seizure of around 2.600 packs of cigarettes without excise stamps in Vladne.
Camaj was arrested on Friday by members of the Special Police Department on the order of the SDT, after which he was detained by the prosecutor for up to 72 hours.
His arrest is the result of earlier actions to seize cigarettes without excise stamps on the border with Serbia and in a warehouse in the Vladne settlement in Tuš.
During the search of the house of the businessman from Tužan, weapons were found, but no cigarettes were found.
Camaj's defense attorney - lawyer Ferid Pepić, he told "Vijesti" that the entire procedure was declared secret and that is why he cannot comment on the arrest of his client.
Unofficial sources of "Vijesti", close to the investigation, claim that Camaj is charged with criminal offenses - creation of a criminal organization, smuggling and illegal possession of weapons and explosive materials.
At the border crossing in Ranche (Serbia and Montenegro), officers of the Police Administration and the Customs Administration seized smuggled cigarettes worth around 200.000 euros at the beginning of September.
Police officers and customs officials found about 10.000 packs of cigarettes of foreign origin without excise stamps in a tank intended for the transportation of liquid petroleum gas with the help of specialized equipment.
A month later, members of the Special Police Department in Vladne found 2.684 packs of cigarettes without excise stamps in the trailers of a tow truck owned by Adnan Suković.
He was then arrested and detained by the prosecutor, while the cigarettes were taken to the customs terminal of the company "Zetatrans".
Suković was remanded in custody for up to 30 days by the investigation judge.
Several "Vijesti" sources, close to the investigation, claim that SDT suspects that the criminal organization of Đoka Camaj is behind both cases of cigarette smuggling.
Camaj is one of the founders of the family company "Labetia", which deals with the activity of restaurants and mobile catering establishments.
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