At the request of the Special State Prosecutor's Office, the Podgorica High Court temporarily blocked five apartments in Nikšić registered on Strahinja Koprivica, his land in the town under Trebjes and in Šavnik, with a total area of about 5.000 square meters.
The SDT charges this Nikšić resident with having been involved in drug and cigarette smuggling for a long period of time. According to prosecutors, he was assisted in this illegal business by a high-ranking member of the Skaljari criminal clan. Igor Krstović.
At the request of the SDT, in addition to the property of the son of a long-time retired police official Duška Koprivica, The High Court also blocked property registered to Strahinja's wife Una Koprivica, but also the one owned by his younger brother Nemanja Koprivica.
Thus, the decision signed by the judge Suzana Mugoša, a temporary restraining order was entered on the business premises registered with Una Koprivica, an apartment in Podgorica owned by Nemanja Koprivica, as well as the land and buildings of that Nikšić resident in Motički Gaj, Žabljak.
In the town of Nemanja Koprivica, meadows measuring 752 and 344 square meters have been blocked, as well as land under a building - basically measuring 51 square meters with the associated PD 0 and PD 1, as well as another identical plot with an identical building.
The judge accepted the special prosecutors' request to freeze the assets of the company "K-Invest Group", founded in February 2022, whose founder and executive director is Duško Koprivica.
Six apartments in Podgorica were temporarily seized from that company.
"Three residential premises... with an area of 48 m2, on the first floor, an area of 43 m2, on the first floor and an area of 43 m2, on the second floor, scope of rights 1/1 'K INVEST GROUP' DOO, Nikšić. Three residential premises... with an area of 42 m2, on the first floor, an area of 42 m2, on the second floor and an area of 60 m2, on the sixth floor, basis of acquisition: purchase. scope of rights 1/1 'K INVEST GROUP' DOO, Nikšić," the decision states.
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The company's land and facilities in Motički Gaj in Žabljak have been temporarily blocked.
“Meadow area 319 m2, land under building number 1 area 51 m2 with the associated PD 0 and PD 1, land under building number 2 area 51 m2 with the associated PD 0 and PD 1, scope 1/1 'K INVEST GROUP' DOO, Nikšić”.
In Herceg Novi, the assets of the legal entity "Uskok", whose majority owner is Duško's daughter and sister Strahinja Koprivica, have been frozen. Bojana Roganovic.
"Residential and commercial building with a basic area of 360 m2 and an auxiliary building of 21 m2, as well as barren land of 9 m2 and a yard of 500 m2. The residential and commercial building is divided into - commercial space PD 1 with an area of 123 m2 on the ground floor, residential space PD 2 with an area of 211 m2 on the first floor, residential space PD 3 on the second floor with an area of 160 m2, residential space under construction PD 4 with an area of 160 m2 and commercial space PD 5 with an area of 165 m2 on the ground floor," reads the decision of the Higher Court, which also blocked the forest in Herceg Novi, with an area of 998 square meters, registered to the same company.
In the same case, the court registered a lien on the property of a Nikšić resident. Nikola Vukotić - vineyards, fields and a forest in Dajbabe, Podgorica, as well as a 69 square meter apartment and two garage spaces in the inner city center of the capital.
The property is blocked and Marinko Koprivica from Nikšić, to his brother nikoli and their father Momchilu.
According to the court decision, an apartment and three garages in Nikšić have been temporarily blocked, one of which is registered to the company "Anagastum Ivest Group" and the rest to Marinko Koprivica. Koprivica bought the garage registered to the Nikšić company on October 15th last year.
His father's apartment in Nikšić was blocked, and a lien was also placed on his brother's garage.
Another garage in Nikšić, registered at Biljana Koprivica.
The judge ordered CKB Bank to withhold payment of money from the accounts of Nemanja Koprivica, MSK - Group Doo Nikšić, K Invest Group Doo Nikšić, and Hipotekarna Banka to do the same with suspicious transactions on the accounts of Marinko Koprivica and MSK Group.
Marinko Koprivica's account at Erste Bank was also blocked, and Una Koprivica's account at Adiko Bank was also blocked.
To Strahinja's mother Radosavi Koprivica is prohibited from disposing of shares in "Eurofond", and her husband Dusk shares in "HLT Fund", "Plantaže" and "Vektra Boka"...
The SDT explained that on October 24, 2024, they issued an order against Koprivica and the other defendants to initiate a financial investigation:
"With the aim of collecting data and evidence on the property, legal income and living expenses of the owners, which are necessary for the permanent confiscation of property gains, namely data and evidence on the property or legal income of the owners after deducting taxes and other duties that have been paid, as well as the relationship between the income and property of the owners, data and evidence on property that has been transferred to third parties or has passed to a legal successor, as well as the method of acquiring and transferring property, and other data and evidence that are relevant for the confiscation of property gains acquired through criminal activity."
They state that before submitting the proposal for seizure of property, they obtained evidence and data that Strahinja Koprivica is the actual owner of property in Žabljak, Nikšić, Podgorica and Herceg Novi, which is registered to his family members, as well as that registered to the company "K INVEST GROUP".
Judge Mugoša rejected the SDT's proposal to block property registered to Radosav Koprivica - a residential and business building and barren land in Mokra Njiva and a family residential building in that Nikšić settlement, as well as three business premises owned by Bojana Roganović in Herceg Novi:
"Because there is no reasonable suspicion that the said property was acquired through criminal activity."
The SDT charges Strahinja Koprivica with creating a criminal organization, unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs, and two criminal offenses of smuggling.
Nikola Vukotić is charged with creating a criminal organization and drug trafficking, and the same is being charged against a member of that criminal organization. Blaž Đurković.
The defendant Marinko Koprivica is charged with creating a criminal organization and two criminal offenses of smuggling, and Igor Krstović is charged with unauthorized production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs.
Watches, jewelry and the origin of money are also being checked.
Expensive watches, jewelry, and money were seized and temporarily confiscated from members of the Strahinja Koprivica criminal group.
The High Court documents show that a total of 15.700 euros was seized from Strahinja Koprivica, as well as a "Rolex" wristwatch, gray in color, with a metal bracelet, then a "Invikta" wristwatch, copper-gold in color, metal, and a "Kartije" wristwatch, with a black leather bracelet...
They also seized a green Rolex watch box with two cards containing information about the watches.
"A Rolex watch, Yacht Master 2, gray in color, seized from the defendant Marinko Koprivica. A yellow chain, resembling gold, with a rectangular pendant, with zircons on the edges, while one zircon is missing on one edge, on which the Ostrog Monastery is engraved, seized from the defendant Marinko Koprivica."...
"The items are of a luxurious nature and of significant value, which is disproportionate to his income, and in the absence of information on the time and manner of acquiring the items in question, the investigating judge concludes that there is a reasonable suspicion that the property was acquired through criminal activity," the explanation reads.
Luxury cars also seized
In the investigation against the Strahinja Koprivica criminal group, several cars were temporarily seized by order of the Special State Prosecutor's Office.
A "Jeep Grand Cherokee" was seized from Duško Koprivica, and a "Land Rover" and a "CFMOTO" four-wheeler were seized from Strahinja Koprivica.
At the request of the SDT, Marinko Koprivica had his Nissan Navara and Mercedes GLA 200D confiscated, while Nikola Vukotić was left without his Golf. The same car was also confiscated from Nemanja Koprivica.
"Because there is a reasonable suspicion that the said property and movables were acquired through criminal activity," explained Judge Suzana Mugoša.
"The temporary security measure and temporary seizure of movable property may last no longer than until the decision on the permanent seizure of property acquired through criminal activity becomes final. The temporary measure and temporary seizure of movable property shall be lifted ex officio if the indictment does not enter into legal force within two years from the date of the decision on the temporary security measure and temporary seizure of movable property," the judge wrote in her explanation.
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