Dirty money financed Montenegrin club

A Swiss indictment on cigarette smuggling in the Balkans says that money gained in this way financed a well-known Montenegrin sports club.

Izvor: Blic

Sunday, 26.07.2009.

12:20

Default images

A Swiss indictment on cigarette smuggling in the Balkans says that money gained in this way financed a well-known Montenegrin sports club. The prosecution in the Swiss town of Bern claims that part of the illegal gains made by a criminal group of cigarette smugglers, made available in Switzerland, financed basketball club Buducnost from Podgorica. Dirty money financed Montenegrin club At the time, the club had strong results on the European level, with Veselin Barovic as its president at one point. The indictment specifies that large sums of money were paid to the bank accounts of head coaches and players, including Miroslav Nikolic, Milenko Topic, Sasa Obradovic, Vladimir Kuzmanovic, Dejan Tomasevic and others. Two men identified as Franco del Tore and Paolo Savina obtained exclusive licenses for cigarette transit from Montenegrin authorities in the 1990's. Now the Swiss prosecution claims that Del Tore paid millions to Zetatrans company and the state-owned firm Montenegro Tobacco Transit in transit taxes, but that payments were also made to now Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic, his family members, ministers and aides. Zetatrans, in charge of transporting cigarettes, is believed to have received USD 120mn. This indictment mentions Milo Djukanovic, Stanko Subotic, Branko Vujosevic, Veselin Barovic, Goran Rakocevic, Milan Petrovic, Dusanka Jeknic and Zarko Markovic, as well as a number of other Montenegrin officials. Previously, Djukanovic's name was dropped from an Italian indictment concerning cigarette smuggling. One of the Montenegrin premier's close associates recently gave an interview branding him "the boss of the cigarette smuggling cartel".

Dirty money financed Montenegrin club

At the time, the club had strong results on the European level, with Veselin Barović as its president at one point.

The indictment specifies that large sums of money were paid to the bank accounts of head coaches and players, including Miroslav Nikolić, Milenko Topić, Saša Obradović, Vladimir Kuzmanović, Dejan Tomašević and others.

Two men identified as Franco del Tore and Paolo Savina obtained exclusive licenses for cigarette transit from Montenegrin authorities in the 1990's.

Now the Swiss prosecution claims that Del Tore paid millions to Zetatrans company and the state-owned firm Montenegro Tobacco Transit in transit taxes, but that payments were also made to now Montenegrin PM Milo Đukanović, his family members, ministers and aides.

Zetatrans, in charge of transporting cigarettes, is believed to have received USD 120mn.

This indictment mentions Milo Đukanović, Stanko Subotić, Branko Vujošević, Veselin Barović, Goran Rakočević, Milan Petrović, Dušanka Jeknić and Žarko Marković, as well as a number of other Montenegrin officials.

Previously, Đukanović's name was dropped from an Italian indictment concerning cigarette smuggling. One of the Montenegrin premier's close associates recently gave an interview branding him "the boss of the cigarette smuggling cartel".

Komentari 5

Pogledaj komentare

5 Komentari

Možda vas zanima

Podeli: