Podgorica resident Mladen Janković (40), an alleged member of the Skaljar clan, was arrested after around 60 kilograms of marijuana were found in the car he was driving, "Vijesti" has learned.
The Police Department officially announced the arrest of MJ, a person of operational interest connected to an organized crime group. He is a former police officer whose employment was terminated a few years ago.
Officers of the Regional Border Police Center "Center", as announced, conducted a coordinated operational-tactical action, with the aim of suppressing cross-border crime and drug smuggling in the border zone.
In the town of Kučka Korita near Podgorica, they stopped and inspected a "Suzuki Vitara" with Podgorica license plates, which was being driven by Janković.
"A search of the vehicle revealed two bags containing green plant matter resembling marijuana, weighing approximately 60 kg, suspected of being smuggled from the Republic of Albania. A pair of license plates from the Republic of Slovenia and a radio station were found and seized in the vehicle," the statement reads.
After the criminal investigation was conducted, the state prosecutor at the Higher State Prosecutor's Office in Podgorica was informed of the incident, who ordered Janković to be arrested on suspicion of committing the criminal offense of illegal production, possession and distribution of narcotic drugs.
"Officers of the Police Directorate are continuously operating in an intensified, preventive and repressive manner, with intensive surveillance of the state border and control of the border zone, in order to ensure the safety of the citizens of Montenegro, effectively dismantle the networks of criminal groups, cut off smuggling routes and suppress all other forms of cross-border crime," the statement reads.
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