Bosnians Used in Drug Smuggling
On the morning of November 16 of last year, the phone rang in the room of 27-year-old Damir Zeba in the Swedish city Norrkoping, a town in Central Sweden home to 6,500 Bosnians that settled there during the war. The Sarajevo resident was expecting the call. On the other end was 26-year-old Goran Ćalov, identified […]
Officials Acted Slowly In Poisoning Case
A significant outbreak of Salmonella last week in Tuzla could have affected fewer people had health institutions reacted faster. At least 224 people became sick after they ate food from a well-known fast food restaurant, a doctor at the Health Center in Tuzla said. At least 15 of them required hospitalization. Health Center officials admit […]
CIN Reporter Selected as Fellow
Joins nine others in US program
Big Profits and Little Risk in Bid Rigging
Kazne za kršenje Zakona o javnim nabavkama su zanemarive, a moglo bi i da ih nema, jer je do sada samo jedna organizacija novčano kažnjena.
Winning Tenders with Help from Friends
Three years since a state Law on Public Procurement was adopted, tenders are still being adjusted to help favored bidders and ultimately enrich the officials handing out the contracts. Last fall, the Corporate Information Network of Austria, which provides data to investment-minded business executives, ranked corrupt public procurement as a top challenge for Bosnia and […]
Inmates Becoming Heroin Addicts
Samir Kešetović, a 21-year-old sent to Zenica prison for three years for robbery, has learned a new trade there: drug dealing. Kešetović found he could make good money selling to inmates, at least until he became addicted to his own heroin. ‘In the beginning I wasn’t using’ he said. ‘Later I got completely ruined – […]
A Wagging Tail Can Mean Drugs on Board
BiH Border Police use dogs at border crossings around BiH. While they are helpful, they haven’t found much heroin or cocaine.
Business across the Border
BiH Border Police haven’t had much success in uncovering drugs. They blame this on their lack of equipment and a lack of cooperation among other law enforcement agencies.
Drug Dealers Lightly Punished
Judges say most are small time dealers and don”t deserve long sentences, but prison officials say they keep on seeing the same people coming back for the same drug charges.