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Indictment for tobacco smuggling against four men from Zagreb and Karlovac areas

started August 24, 2026 at 9:40 AM · last changed 2d ago

Summary

Prosecutors indicted four men—two Croatian citizens, one with dual Croatian-Bosnian citizenship, and one with dual Croatian-Kosovar citizenship—for illegal tobacco trading as members of an organized criminal group. Between February and May 2026, they allegedly purchased and resold at least 940 kilograms of fine-cut tobacco without tax stamps and earned around 40,000 euros, storing the goods in vacant buildings in Karlovac.

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Extract from the source

Četveročlana mreža švercera duhana našla se pod optužnicom USKOK-a nakon što je razbijen njihov ilegalni lanac distribucije u Zagrebačkoj i Karlovačkoj županiji. Prema navodima optužnice,

Locations

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Why these locations are marked

Bosnia and Herzegovina is mentioned only regarding the citizenship of one suspect, not as a location of the crime itself. Zagreb is identified as where tobacco was sourced and first stored; Karlovac is where final storage and street-level sales occurred.

  • where it happenedZagreb - initial sourcing and storage of tobacco
  • Karlovac
  • Zagreb County
  • Karlovac County
Severity58

Total — band napeto (40–69)

Sources (6)

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