Podgorica: Police arrest suspect for illegal tobacco trade

"During a search of the vehicle, the police found eight larger packages containing 240 smaller packages containing tobacco, weighing a total of 120 kilograms," the Police Directorate said in a statement.

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Confiscated tobacco, Photo: Police Department
Confiscated tobacco, Photo: Police Department
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Police in Podgorica arrested MK (27), who is suspected of illegal tobacco trafficking.

"Officers of the Regional Security Center 'Centar', Podgorica Security Department, undertaking activities within their jurisdiction, controlled an Audi passenger motor vehicle with Podgorica license plates driven by MK (27).

"During the inspection, the police found eight larger packages in the vehicle containing 240 smaller packages containing tobacco, weighing a total of 120 kilograms," the Police Directorate said in a statement.

The prosecutor at the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica was informed of the incident, on whose order MK was deprived of liberty on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of illicit trafficking, the police added.

"Police officers will continue to intensify controls and act within the scope of their jurisdiction in order to suppress both criminal offenses in this area and other forms of crime and protect the safety and property of citizens," the statement concludes.

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