Tutin arrests: 988 grams of suspected cocaine in backpack
Police stopped a vehicle in Spiljani and found a substance resembling cocaine, a mixture suspected to be explosive and two metal rods in a backpack.
The Interior Ministry (MUP) said two people were arrested in Spiljani near Tutin, and a backpack in their vehicle held 988 grams of a substance suspected to be cocaine. Police also seized about 1.03 kilograms of a mixture resembling an explosive material. The arrested are M. K. (36) from Belgrade and M. P. (19) from Tutin.
What was found in the backpack?
Police stopped a vehicle in Spiljani, and a search turned up two bags of a substance resembling cocaine, weighing 988 grams in total. The same backpack held about 1.03 kilograms of a mixture suspected to be explosive, along with two metal rods. Police suspect the rods were meant for building an explosive device.
For now, all of this remains suspicion. The statement does not say whether forensic analysis has been carried out, where the shipment came from or who it was meant for.
How did M. K. enter Serbia?
According to police, M. K. entered Serbia by an alternative route, bypassing border control. MUP does not say which border he crossed. Sandzak Live reports that Spiljani lies in the area of the Serbian-Montenegrin border. Police then found him when they stopped the vehicle he was traveling in with M. P.
What are the suspects accused of?
M. K. is suspected of unauthorized production and sale of narcotics, illegal possession and carrying of firearms, ammunition and explosive materials, illegal border crossing and people smuggling.
M. P. is accused of unauthorized production and sale of narcotics and illegal possession and carrying of firearms, ammunition and explosive materials, as an accomplice. The items the statement lists as seized include no firearms or ammunition.
Who took part in the operation and what happens next?
The operation involved the Border Police Directorate, the Counter-Terrorism and Extremism Service, the Drug Control Service of the Criminal Police Directorate and the Novi Pazar Police Department, working with the Higher Public Prosecutor’s Office in Novi Pazar.
Both suspects have been ordered held for up to 48 hours. They will then be brought before the competent prosecutor’s office, along with a criminal complaint. Guilt has not been established, and the presumption of innocence applies to both.
