Indictment filed against seven more defendants for creating a criminal organization and smuggling

The Special State Prosecutor's Office, after completing the investigation, submitted an indictment to the Special Department of the High Court in Podgorica against seven defendants: DV, B. Č., NP, DV, GO, V. Ž. and DP, for the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization, against the defendants DV, B. Č., NP, DV, GO and V. Ž. and for the extended criminal offense of smuggling, and against DP and for two extended criminal offenses of smuggling.

Previously, the Special State Prosecutor's Office filed indictments against the accused: AM, DJ, Z. Đ., GV, DB, MR, RR, MMMK and SJ for the criminal offense of creating a criminal organization, the continued criminal offense of smuggling and multiple criminal offenses of money laundering and abuse of official position, which were confirmed and criminal proceedings are ongoing before the court.

The subject of the indictment now filed is that the accused AM, together with an unknown person, in the period from 2019 to 2021, organized a criminal organization, whose members included the other defendants and accused and other, currently unknown persons, with the aim of smuggling untaxed cigarettes from the free customs zone of the Port of Bar and their sale, concealment and distribution on the territory of Montenegro and other countries, for the purpose of acquiring illegal profit and power, but also laundering the money thus acquired.

The indictment also proposed that the detention of defendants NP, GO and DP be extended, while the other defendants are already in custody in other criminal cases and proceedings or are on the run.

The Special State Prosecutor's Office has launched a financial investigation against the defendants, with the aim of permanently confiscating property that is determined to have been acquired through criminal activity.