Nis: BMW driver arrested, three pistols and drugs found
Nis police say D. P. (1979) was arrested on orders from the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office, with weapons and 194 grams of a powder suspected to be cocaine found.
Police in Nis have arrested the driver of a BMW, and according to a statement from the Nis Police Department, officers found a total of three pistols and 194 grams of a powder suspected to be cocaine. The vehicle was stopped on October 4, and the statement was published the following day. The man arrested is D. P. (1979) of Nis, detained on orders from the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Nis.
What did police find in the car?
The first pistol turned up during the stop itself, on the man behind the wheel. The Nis Police Department said in its statement:
Yesterday in Nis, police stopped the BMW driven by the suspect and found on him, tucked into his waistband, a pistol with seven rounds in the magazine, as well as a small quantity of powder suspected to be cocaine.
Police then searched an apartment and other premises the suspect uses. That is where they found the rest of the weapons and drugs. The statement does not mention any laboratory result on what the powder actually is.
What was found in the apartment?
According to the same statement, the search turned up considerably more than the car did:
The search of the apartment and other premises used by D. P. turned up two more pistols, two packages containing 194 grams of powder suspected to be cocaine and intended for further sale, a scale for precise measuring, and about 11,000 Swedish kronor suspected to have been earned from selling narcotics.
Police, in other words, claim the drugs were meant for resale, and they link the money, about 11,000 Swedish kronor, to drug sales. Both claims are, for now, only the police’s suspicion.
What is D. P. suspected of?
He is suspected of two criminal offenses: the unauthorized production, possession, carrying and trade of weapons and explosive materials, and the unauthorized production and sale of narcotic drugs. He is presumed innocent until a final verdict.
The suspect has been ordered held for up to 48 hours. After that, he will be brought before the higher public prosecutor in Nis along with a criminal complaint.
The statement does not say on which street the vehicle was stopped, what caliber the weapons are, or whether D. P. was previously known to police. Local media reports contain no information beyond the statement.
