The Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) temporarily confiscated at least 20 cars, motorcycles and construction machines of high value from the accused members of the criminal group and members of their immediate families and third parties, against whom, among other things, an indictment was brought in mid-September for creating a criminal organization and smuggling 4,3 tons of cocaine from Latin America.
The indictment of the SDT in the case against the colloquially called "police cartel" includes the detained president of the Municipality of Budva Milo Bozovic, and a fugitive from the ranks of the Police Administration was identified as the organizer Ljubo Milović, A man from Tivat Mileta Ojdanic, but also the head of the Kavac clan Radoja Zvicer.
The blocking of bank accounts and seizure of cars from members of the accused criminal organization occurred during a new phase of the financial investigation procedure, which the Special State Prosecutor's Office opened at the same time as the initiation of criminal proceedings against the accused criminal organization.
Prosecutor of SDT Jovan Vukotic On October 10, he delivered it to the investigating judge of the High Court in Podgorica Suzana Mugoši Proposal for determining a temporary security measure - banning the disposal and use of real estate, a note on the ban on the use of real estate in the cadastre, but also the blocking of bank accounts, especially for all members of the accused group.
The proposal reached the High Court on October 16, and four days later a hearing was held, after which the investigating judge issued a decision for the temporary confiscation of the car and the blocking of the account, based on the request of the prosecutor, who stated in the proposal that "in the specific case, there are all reasons for determining the measure based on the Law on confiscation of property benefits acquired through criminal activity"...
According to unofficial information from "Vijesti", a luxury car bought in 2015 was taken from the son of the detained first man of the Montenegrin metropolis of tourism, while a motorcycle was taken from the younger son, which he - in the meantime - sold.
During the financial investigation procedure, Božović's bank accounts were also blocked, in which, according to "Vijesti", he currently has a little less than 10.000 euros.
The confiscation was carried out by the officers of the Special Police Department, who called on the family members of the accused members of the criminal organization to hand over the vehicles, which are on the SDT list, immediately...
After confiscation, the cars were handed over to the Administration for Property and Cadastre, which should take care of temporarily confiscated property until the end of the procedure.
Božović's defense attorneys Bojana Franović i Danilo Micovic, they told "Vijesti" that they filed an appeal against the decision of the High Court, in which they claimed that the SDT prosecutor did not comply with the procedural order, as provided for in Article 22 of the Law on Confiscation of Property Gains from Criminal Activity.
They wrote that in the proposal, the SDT did not specify the property benefit acquired by the criminal offense, which is charged to Božović, as well as the reasons that "justify the need to determine a temporary security measure".
"All this obliged the investigating judge of the High Court to reject the proposal as unfounded. However, that did not happen, but the first-instance court literally copied the allegations from the submitted petition for quoting legal norms that the court did not apply, and it was obliged to do so," Božović's lawyers stated.
The defenders of Milo Božović wrote in the appeal that the President of the Municipality of Budva was thus "violated the right to a reasoned decision, which is guaranteed by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights".
President of the High Court Boris Savić scheduled a hearing to decide on the lawyer's appeal for November 15 at 14 p.m., which coincides with the date set by the panel of judges of the special department Vesne Kovačević set a new date for the hearing for the control of the SDT indictment, which was filed against 21 members of this criminal organization.
The first hearing for the review of the indictment was scheduled for October 9, but Judge Kovačević, at the request of the lawyer, postponed the process.
If the date of the hearing, which was set by the President of the High Court, remains, the accused members of the group will not be able to attend two hearings at the same time during the criminal and financial investigation proceedings.
During the financial investigation by order of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, the High Court in Podgorica first in April, and then again in September, passed a temporary measure, blocking the assets of the members of the criminal organization, which the prosecution charges for smuggling large quantities of cocaine, money laundering, and possession of weapons. ..
During two temporary measures, the SDT blocked the detained president of Budva, Milo Božović, from two family houses, an unfinished hotel on the city promenade, six garages and five apartments, which he owns in buildings in the Dubovica settlement, which were built on his grandfather's property.
Božović, who denied the guilt of being a member of the police drug cartel, repeatedly emphasized that he acquired the property legally, that his family owns the most attractive plots, along the coast, but also in the hinterland of the city.
At the request of the SDT, the court also blocked the 33-square-meter office space, which is owned by Božović and his godfather - a detained Budvanin Radovan Perović, who was arrested on October 8 on suspicion of being with Vjekoslav Lambulić and Mile Ojdanić was part of a criminal organization that was involved in cocaine smuggling.
In mid-September, the Special State Prosecutor's Office (SDT) indicted 21 people against the so-called police drug cartel.
The prosecution charges the individuals in that group, among other things, with smuggling 4,3 tons of cocaine, with laundering around 7.000.000 euros, but also with causing general danger and illegal possession of weapons...
According to the indictment of the SDT, it follows from several chat groups on protected communication that Milović and Ojdanić had soldiers in the clan who, on their orders, bought cocaine in Ecuador and then sent the drug by sea to Europe and Turkey, as well as those who were in charge of safely transporting the cocaine, after it arrived at ports in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Turkey, to the mainland, where it was taken and sold by other members of the clan:
"And then the money from the sale of intoxicating doga from European countries, hidden in vehicles, in specially designated areas, was sent to Montenegro and Serbia, where they distributed it."
It was clarified that they precisely agreed on what is whose share, that is, how many kilograms of cocaine they participate in the business with and how much money they will get after the sale.
Due to the realization of the criminal plan, they themselves or through other members of the crime team acquired a large amount of weapons and explosive materials, intimidated other people, influenced them to appoint persons close to them to leadership positions in the Police Department, in order to obtain secret information, but also with the money acquired criminally influenced the outcome of the parliamentary elections in August 2020.
The list of defendants includes numerous current and former officers of the Police Administration Ivan Stamatović, Nebojša Bulgarian, Petar Lazovic, Milan Popovic, Miloš Mišurović, Marko Novakovic, Ivan Nikolic, Goran Stojanovic, from Cetinje Božidar Jabučanin, from Podgorica Aleksandar Keković, a former special officer Vladimir Bajčeta, Tihomir Adzic, Filip Zindovic, Drazen Milović, Ivan Mijatović...
The indictment of the SDT also includes the former assistant director of the Police Administration Dejan Knezevic, who has been in custody since March 22 of this year, and is charged with divulging an official secret and abuse of official position.
Vehicles from Grahovo were also blocked
Lawyer Dragoljub Đukanović, who represents the fugitive officer of the Police Administration, Ljub Milović, filed an appeal against the decision of the High Court in Podgorica, which temporarily blocked the vehicles and construction machines, which were seized by the SPO on the order of the SDT in Grahova.
Officers of the Special Police Department, at the end of March this year, searched the restaurant and the house of the family of the fugitive Milović, from where they seized vehicles and construction machines, which are owned by third parties.
The confiscated vehicles and machines were taken to Masline, where the Property Administration parking lot is located, which should take care of temporarily confiscated property.
Đukanović wrote in the complaint that during the investigation, they submitted complete documentation to the Special State Prosecutor's Office about the origin of the vehicles and construction machines, how they were purchased, with what money and who is the owner.
The lawyer claims that SDT allegedly "hid that information from the High Court when submitting the proposal for confiscation of that property", which is linked to fugitive Ljubo Milović...
About 50 bank accounts were frozen
On the list of the Special State Prosecutor's Office for determining a temporary measure, which was confirmed by the decision of the investigating judge Suzana Mugoša, there is also a list of at least 50 bank accounts of the accused members of the criminal organization and members of their immediate families.
The bank accounts were blocked by the decision of the High Court in Podgorica.
In the explanation of the court, it is stated that all the aforementioned defendants, members of their families and third parties, are owners of property of great value, which they acquired during the incriminated period, and that the data and evidence collected so far "indicate that there is a well-founded suspicion that the property in question, which was acquired through criminal activity".
According to unofficial information from "Vijesti", there are no large sums of money on the blocked accounts of members and families of alleged members of the criminal organization.
Some of the blocked accounts in the banks are orders, which receive money from the earnings of accused members of a criminal organization or members of their families...
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