USKOK: 15 people in drug dealing and money laundering network
The special state prosecutor's office has filed charges against 15 people for organised smuggling and drug sales in the Rijeka area.
USKOK: 15 people in drug dealing and money laundering network
The Special State Prosecutor's Office for the Fight against Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK) has filed charges before the County Court in Rijeka against 15 people. Among them are 14 Croatian citizens and one citizen of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are accused of forming a criminal association, illegal drug trafficking and money laundering.
According to the indictment, the main organiser gathered a group from summer 2024 until the beginning of this year that systematically engaged in the procurement, transport and sale of various psychoactive substances. Couriers from the area around Zagreb transported packages to Rijeka, and the total amount of drugs transported exceeded 25 kilograms. Various types of narcotics were in circulation, including cocaine, amphetamine, MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, hashish and marijuana.
Part of the group was responsible for storing, weighing and repackaging drugs into smaller doses so they could be more easily distributed to the market in the city of Rijeka and its surroundings. The money earned was transported by buses on the Rijeka–Zagreb route, and one member of the network, an employee of a transport company, deposited funds into a personal account in order to conceal their origin.
The total unlawful gain is estimated at least 63,500 euros. Some of the accused directly sold drugs to end users. Some were arrested in special operations during which significant quantities of drugs were found.
Source: 24sata
Source: 24sata