When can there be a truck in Bar"; "He left 30 thousand in Berane" and "Call that guy to bring that money", are some of the messages from the Sky application, which the Special State Prosecutor's Office refers to and show that the criminal organization accused of cigarette smuggling has not stopped operating even after the "crash" of the once protected application in March 2021.
The SDT states that there is a reasonable suspicion that Mujo Mujevic, Velimir Milacic, Žarko Bulatović, Enis Kajevic i Slobodan Djurica smuggled tobacco products, arises from the content of electronic communication from the now decrypted Sky application between multiple user PIN accounts, among themselves, but also through communication with other, currently unknown users.
The trial of the defendants for cigarette smuggling and the creation of a criminal organization is underway at the Higher Court in Podgorica, and according to the indictment, 42.827 packages of untaxed cigarettes were sold on several occasions in Serbia and Kosovo, causing damage to Montenegro of at least 33.182.320,05 euros through non-payment of customs duties, excise duties and taxes.
All defendants denied the allegations in the indictment, except for Enis Kajević, who admitted to the crimes he is charged with.
Carried to Pazarci and Kosovars
"It is also a fact that the communication of the defendants with each other and with other persons in the 'Sky Ecc' application continued continuously until March 2021, when, as is well known, the encrypted application ceased to function, which determined the conclusion that its operation was planned for an unlimited period of time. Because the mere fact that the encrypted application used by its members ceased to function at that time cannot mean the cessation of the activities of the criminal organization. This conclusion is also confirmed by the defense of the defendant Enis Kajević, in which he stated that the police found a certain amount of cigarettes at Bajram Murić's house and arrested him, and that they were the cigarettes of the defendant Mujo Mujević. When we also take into account the contents of the files of the Basic State Prosecutor's Office in Rožaje... it is clear that they were formed in connection with that event and against the suspect Bajram Murić, due to the discovery of undeclared cigarettes on April 12, 2022 in the village of Bać, in Rožaje, which is why proceedings were initiated against him, "which confirms the conclusion that the activities of the criminal organization do not cease even after the use of the SKY ECC application ceases," the document of the Special State Prosecutor's Office states.
They add that the criminal organization also operated on an international scale and that this can be concluded from the communication of all the defendants - where they arrange smuggling in Bar, Podgorica and Rožaje, but also that they sell duty-free cigarettes outside Montenegro, in Serbia ("Pazarci") and Kosovo...
"Do you have any money?"
In the explanation of the indictment, the prosecutor also cites part of the exchanged messages: "See if you can first get some money from me and Friday needs it from a friend... 400 needs to go to a friend and 33 thousand to Peđ if you can... I owe 800 to my friend so as much as you can is not a problem"...
It is explained that the first defendants Mujević and Milačić exchanged messages: "I'm making a slip for you here. Just check if I gave you any money," and then "How much money can I count for Thursday," "Are you coming for the money so I can make a balance"... "Do you want the money right away... I need the money, so look, if you can't do it today, have it ready for me by tomorrow... Come and bring me the money"...
"The quoted communication not only leads to the conclusion that the goal of the criminal organization is only to gain profit, but also to the conclusion that the defendants who are members of the criminal organization and sell duty-free cigarettes on its behalf, directly or through other members, take over and keep the money from the sale, but on behalf of the criminal organization and ultimately until they hand it over to the accused organizer, who is obviously sharing it with unknown people," the special prosecutor writes.
He adds that the fact that Mujović and another currently unidentified person are the organizers of the criminal organization can be concluded from their mutual communication between November 2019 and February 2021.
An unknown Sky app user, on November 28, 2019, sent Mujević a message: "It will be on the boulevard around 12 p.m.", and other text messages in the following days: "I sent you a list on WhatsApp... I know you told me there were 1000 more... King only arrived today... When can the truck be in Bar... Money for the second one today or tomorrow... Send the truck tonight at 18 p.m. so it can be in the old place... For now, we'll do bird, cosmo, dona and calvin... 4 types are enough... The truck is waiting on the boulevard"...
And then, as quoted from SDT, the messages follow: "Is FM going, they offered it to me", "I couldn't release the cosmopolitan", "When can the truck be in Bar... On the boulevard in front of the Catholic church"...
"I could work with a friend and as soon as you stop, I'll retire... I'm saying for this job, if it's not in the scheme, friend, you and I can't make 8000/10000 a month, we can work but just me, you and a friend... Let no one interfere"...
How much per package?
Kajević pleaded guilty in the Podgorica Higher Court and, among other things, said that he smuggled cigarettes with Mujević.
In the prosecutor's investigation, he stated that it was true that he used the Sky application and that Žarko Bulatović had provided him with that phone.
"Trucks full of cigarettes arrived at the defendant Mujo Mujević's place, and according to his estimate, he earned 100 euros per pack, while his earnings were much lower, approximately five euros per pack."
He said at the time that in 2016, he had an argument and a fight with Mujević's cousin, after which Mujo stopped giving him cigarettes.
"The defendant Mujević worked more with the people of Pazar who brought him cash in sacks and paid for cigarettes in advance."
He said that he was in prison until October or November 2017 because of that argument, and that after his release he started smoking cigarettes again:
"And he worked mostly with Alisa Mujević, the son of the defendant Mujo Mujević, and Mujević's son-in-law Džemal Kurpejović"...
Allegations of the SDT indictment
The SDT has filed an indictment against Mujo Mujević from Rožaje, Velimir Milačić and Žarko Bulatović from Podgorica, Enis Kajević from Rožaje, and Slobodan Đurica from Nikšić on suspicion that during 2019 they participated in a criminal organization formed to smuggle untaxed cigarettes.
According to that act, Mujević, together with a still unknown organizer, formed a group whose goal was to commit a large number of criminal acts of smuggling.
The unknown organizer, it is alleged, determined when the cigarettes would be picked up from the free customs zone of the Port of Bar, where trucks and trailers would be brought in for loading, as well as where vehicles loaded with untaxed goods would be picked up.
Mujević, the SDT claims, was tasked with recruiting members of the group, assigning them roles, issuing orders and controlling the execution of tasks after the cigarettes were taken out of the Port of Bar. The indictment also charges that he organized the sale of cigarettes in Serbia and Kosovo and kept the money earned from their sale.
Mujević is accused of creating a criminal organization, while Milačić, Bulatović, Kajević and Đurica are charged with membership in that organization.
Pera Detlić also in the group of smugglers
The indictment states that the defendant Žarko Bulatović used the DKM3TV PIN account and that this can be concluded from the communication he had with the unidentified user of the PIN account 6E502A...
They reportedly wrote on August 18, 2020, when he sent him the following messages:
"Left it 10 minutes ago... 30 hours... Call that guy to bring that money... What the hell is this fool doing to me... he left 30 thousand in Berane... Let's go meet him"...
SDT then states: "Analysis of the communications that the user of the pin DKM3TV had with the user of the pin 6E502A, on August 20, 2020, shows the communication of the user of the pin DKM3TV: 'DKM3TV Pera Detlić saved this chat', which means that the user of the pin DKM3TV has the username Pera Detlić."
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