State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) and the Indirect Taxation Authority (ITA) launched an action today against people who were smuggling money from BiH, Mehmedalija Osmic from ITA said at press conference.
The action codenamed “Kurir” started at 4 a.m. this morning and is carried out on the request of BiH Court and Prosecutor’s Office.
Several people from Croatia and BiH, as well as Chinese citizens, are suspected of smuggling large amount of money from BiH to Croatia, and then from Croatia to other countries.
Osmic said that police will search 20 locations and hear 20 people, citizens of BiH, Croatia and China.
He said SIPA and ITA were surveilling this group of people, which was well organized, for several months.
They were selling goods in the black market and were transporting money from BiH. The group is suspected of tax evasion and money laundering.
Osmic said that they found large amounts of cash, stressing that the aim of the criminal group was to acquire tens of millions of Euros.