Suspects in the million-dollar fraud of Lovćen Bank were released after hearing to defend themselves

Ivana Adžić (36) from Trebinje was identified as the direct perpetrator of the million-dollar robbery, in which on April 12 of this year, she withdrew 1,3 million euros from the Lovćen bank branch in Herceg Novi, using forged documents of a Lovćen bank client, from her account.

In addition to Ivana A., Saša K. and Marko Dostić (36) from Trebinje are suspected of the million-dollar fraud.

The Montenegrin police identified Adžić as early as May 4, when a criminal complaint was filed against her and Marko D. (36), the police administration told "Vijesta".

They also explain that they did this after continuous and intensive, planned measures and actions, in coordination with the competent Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Herceg Novi.

Citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina are suspected by the Montenegrin police of having, according to a prior agreement and plan, committed the criminal offense of fraud in complicity.

The UP explains that after that, in cooperation with the prosecution, they asked for international help in locating the suspects and identifying other related participants in the commission of that criminal act, which resulted in the arrest on June 21.

"Police officers of the UKP of the Republika Srpska, in coordination with the District Public Prosecutor's Office in Trebinje, and according to the request sent by the Herceg Novi ODT, conducted a search at several locations on the territory of BiH, and deprived AI and DM of their freedom, as well as a KS person connected to them On that occasion, objects were found that can be linked to the execution of the criminal act in question," said the interlocutor from UP.

He adds that the suspects are members of an organized criminal group that operates on the territory of several countries.

"We note that it was a very complex case, where a well-organized criminal group, which operates at the level of several states, but also due to the jurisdiction of several prosecutor's offices, participated in the execution of the crime, the whole case was conducted in the utmost secrecy, planned and very deliberate in order to all the perpetrators of the criminal offense were discovered, and for all the reasons mentioned above, the Police Directorate has not announced anything about this case until now," the statement of the Police Directorate states.

Adžić and Saša K., after being questioned in Bosnia and Herzegovina, were released to defend themselves, while the decision on the suspect Dostić will be made later.

The police of Republika Srpska previously conducted searches in the area of ​​Banja Luka and Trebinje at several locations used by Saša K., Ivana A. and Marko D., in which they found and seized about 50.000 convertible marks, a large amount of weapons and ammunition, about three kilograms marijuana, as well as other items.

Allegedly, on April 11 this year at around 13 p.m., Adžić entered the bank branch driven by the suspected accomplice Dostić and met with the manager of the PM branch.

"Ivana falsely presented herself as the owner of the account, i.e. Budvanka MO and gave the branch manager a forged identity card in the name of MO. After that, she requested that all the money from the account be paid to her tomorrow (April 12) at around 15 p.m., after which she left the bank ", a source from the investigation told the Srpskainfo portal.

According to the same source, on April 11 at around 16 p.m., the branch manager was called via the Viber application to his cell phone from the phone used by the suspected accomplice Saša K.

The name of the real account owner was allegedly written on the phone display to the branch manager.

"The person who called the branch manager by phone introduced herself as Budvanka MO, the real owner of the account, and requested that the payment be moved earlier than agreed on that day, i.e. on April 12 at around 10.30:XNUMX a.m. Every day, at the specified time, in front of the branch "Lovćen banka" in Herceg Novi comes again in a taxi, the suspected BiH citizen Ivana A.", the source explained.

After being legitimized, Adžić signed payment orders and withdrew over 1,3 million euros from the foreign currency accounts of the MoD, after which she left the bank.