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18 individuals arrested in continued fight against corruption

Belgrade, 15 February 2025

The Ministry of the Interior said in a statement today that, as part of the ongoing fight against corruption and acting on the order of the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Belgrade, police officers arrested 18 individuals in two separate operations.

According to the statement, 16 people were apprehended in the first operation on reasonable suspicion of committing the criminal offences of tax fraud related to value-added tax, tax evasion, conspiracy to commit criminal offences and money laundering in the amount of RSD 1,322,372,826.

In the second operation, two individuals were arrested on suspicion of money laundering and aiding and abetting.

Those arrested in the second operation include former Belgrade City Secretary for Transport, D. R. (born 1967) from Belgrade, suspected of committing the offence of money laundering with the assistance of M. N. (born 1984) from Šabac, who was also arrested.

D. R. is suspected of converting and transferring assets totalling €670,954, knowing that these assets were unlawfully acquired, including falsely presenting the origin of €430,000 and concealing the origin of €240,954.
With the illegally acquired funds, the suspect allegedly purchased and used real estate, apartments, houses, garage spaces and passenger and towed vehicles, as well as a vessel.

The suspects have been remanded in custody for up to 48 hours, after which they will be brought before the competent prosecutor’s office along with a criminal complaint, according to the statement.