Tag: policija

Foreign Drivers Race through Bosnia with Impunity

19.3.2013.

Cars with foreign number plates have accumulated fines worth 17.3 million KM in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Just 3.2 million KM of that sum has been collected. Police...

Naser Kelmendi: From Kosovo Inmate to Sarajevo Businessman

15.11.2009.

Naser Kelmendi, whose alleged drug dealing has long made him a target of Balkan law enforcement agencies, is facing more scrutiny after SIPA made a special presentation...

Vozači koji parkiraju na trotoaru i drugim nepredviđenim mjestima rijetko dobivaju kazne u BiH

Powerful Diplomats and Powerless Police

16.8.2009.

Diplomatic license plates give drivers protection from traffic regulations and from the fear of being arrested. The plates are also giving police officers headaches...

Bosnians Used in Drug Smuggling

4.5.2008.

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...

A Wagging Tail Can Mean Drugs on Board

4.4.2008.

BiH Border Police use dogs at border crossings around BiH. While they are helpful, they haven’t found much heroin or cocaine.

Legal Smuggling

18.3.2008.

Montenegrin duty free shops were Bosnia’s biggest smuggling problem. Since they’ve, closed, smuggling has persisted, albeit at a lesser rate. But a Montenegrin government...

Smuggling Infiltrates the Balkans

2.3.2008.

Bosnia is not alone in its struggle with tobacco smuggling. Nearly the whole world engages in smuggling in some form.

Cigarette Smuggling Still Smoking

28.2.2008.

Despite the efforts of the EU, law enforcement and others, BiH continues to be a trans-shipment point for illegal tobacco. The state budget loses hundreds of millions...

Armed for Business

7.1.2008.

When thugs and blackmailers target small businessmen, they cannot rely on police or courts to protect them. Businessmen say police never seem to catch criminal and...

Former policemen now behind bars

12.6.2007.

Of 16,600 policemen in Bosnia and Herzegovina, only one is serving time on corruption charges. Polls, however, show that police are seen as one of the most corrupt...