The Criminal Court in Skopje ordered short-term detention for two people suspected of being connected with five tons of marijuana seized in Serbia, announced the State Prosecutor's Office North Macedonia.
According to reports, on the proposal of the public prosecutor from the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime and Corruption of North Macedonia, the judge for preliminary proceedings in the Basic Criminal Court in Skopje ordered on Tuesday (February 17) short-term detention for 48 hours for two people, who were previously questioned as suspects.
"As a result of the actions taken and the analysis of the collected information and evidence, there are grounds for suspicion that these persons undertook activities related to the seized five tons marijuana in the Republic of Serbia, which is why the public prosecutor submitted a reasoned proposal for the determination of short-term detention," the announcement reads.
It is emphasized that the request for short-term detention is aimed at securing the suspects and allowing the public prosecutor enough time to undertake the necessary procedural actions and make an appropriate decision on further action.
In such cases, according to the Prosecutor's Office, especially when dealing with cases of greater complexity, as well as cases of an international nature, time limits are often limited, which justifies the application of this measure.
Anti-drug campaign
The government of Hristijan Mickoski launched a major campaign against drugs a few days after five tons of marijuana originating from North Macedonia were seized in Serbia at the end of January.
The action started in the Skopje "Alfafarm" where, according to Telma Television, more than nine tons were seized, because its co-owner Ivan Dragnić was arrested in Serbia, and then more than 30 tons were also seized from two companies in the Strumica region.
According to the Minister of the Interior of North Macedonia Pančet Toskovski, "in the first phase of the investigation" a total of 40 tons of marijuana were seized from several companies from Skopje and from the east of the country.
For that marihuana, the Commission for the Approval of Cannabis Cultivation for Medical Purposes of the Ministry of Health concluded that it was produced and stored outside of established protocols for medical use, that is, according to Toskovski, those companies "treated it illegally".
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