24 people were arrested in Kragujevac for money laundering

As stated in the Ministry of Interior's press release, delivered to the media, "in the continuation of the anti-corruption campaign, members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Criminal Police Directorate - Anti-Corruption Department, in cooperation with the Tax Police Sector, Kragujevac Operational Department - Kragujevac Division, by order of the Special Anti-Corruption Department of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Kraljevo, arrested 24 people, while criminal charges will be filed against four more".

D.V. (1970) from Kragujevac, de facto owner and responsible person of PR "Metal Nešić" Kragujevac, J.N. (1970), responsible person of PR "Metal Nešić", D.Dj. (1980) responsible person PR "Siv 034", L.Ž. (1966) responsible person of PR "G Metal" and V.M. (1984) responsible person of PR "Vlada metali".

Also, due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that they committed the crime of money laundering, the following people have been arrested: M.V. (1994), V. M. (1981) responsible person of PR "V. M. collection of non-hazardous waste", D.S. (1990) responsible person of PR "Gagi remont", Ž.I. (1983), responsible person of PR "Ilić demontaza", N.D. (1977), Ž.N. (1981) responsible person of PR "Žaksi metali 2021", M.S. (1991) responsible person of PR "Demo SM 91", A.S. (1975) responsible person of PR "Amore Saša", M.M. (1994) responsible person of PR "Beca remont" Kragujevac.

Also, the following were detained: N.M. (1995) responsible person of PR "Mitro metal", R.S. (1988) responsible person of PR "Rada ekos delovi", I.N. (1982) responsible person of PR "Ivana SMM-parts", D.P. (1974) responsible person of PR "Perić metal", A.Dj. (1975) responsible person of PR "Collection of waste", D.Ć. (1971) responsible person PR "D.Ć. Demo 034" and PR "M.Ć. Demo 1970", M.Dj. (1998) responsible person of PR "Djalović feros", M.G. (1982) responsible person of PR "M.G. Kragujevac", D.N. (1976) responsible person of PR "Dalibor metal" Grošnica and S.R. (1965) from Mladenovac, employed at PR "Metal Nešić".

Criminal charges will be filed in the regular procedure against D.D. (1979), M.M. (2002), M.G. (1988) and B.M. (1980) due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that they have committed the crime of money laundering.

As it is suspected, from the beginning of 2021 to the end of 2023, as the de facto owner and responsible person of PR "Metal Nešić" Kragujevac, with the intention of obtaining an illegal financial benefit for himself, he organized a network of natural persons, owners of entrepreneurial shops that allegedly deal with the purchase of secondary raw materials.

Then D.V, as is suspected, gave instructions to J.N, the real owner of PR "Metal Nešić", to transfer money to the business accounts of 107 entrepreneurial shops, which were managed by 24 suspected persons (D.Dj, L.Ž, V.M, V.M, D.S, Ž.I, N.D, M.G, Ž.N, M.S, A.S, M.M, N.M, R.S, I.N, D.P, A.Dj, D.Ć, M.Dj, M.G, D.N, D.D, M.M, B.M) who, after withdrawing the cash from the account while retaining one percent for the service rendered, returned the greater part to the hands of suspect D.V. personally or through the helper of M.V., who kept and used the same with the knowledge that the money came from criminal activity.

S.R. is suspected of drawing up invoices, delivery notes and communicating with the other suspects on the instructions of D.V. in order to create the appearance of a real business relationship.

Also, D.V. and J.N., as is suspected, in the period from 2021 to 2023 recorded a large number of false invoices in the amount of 318,648,155 dinars for the alleged procurement of secondary raw materials, which unjustifiably charged business expenses for the stated amount and therefore calculated and paid less tax on income from self-employment in the amount of 31,864,815 dinars, as they avoided payment of annual personal income tax in the amount of 44,757,789 dinars.

D.Dj, L.Ž. and V.M. are suspected of helping the suspects D.V. and J.N. in committing the crime of tax evasion.

In this way, it is suspected that D.V. obtained an illegal property benefit in the amount of 318,648,155 dinars, and caused damage to the budget of the Republic of Serbia in the amount of 76,622,604 dinars.

Suspects D.V, J.N, M.V, D.Dj, D.S, Ž.I, N.M., S.R. and R.S. were detained for up to 48 hours, after which, along with the criminal charges, they were taken to the Public Prosecutor of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Kraljevo, Special Department for Suppression of Corruption, together with another 15 arrested persons.

Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Criminal Police Department, and the Department for the Fight against Corruption will continue their work to combat corruption on the territory of the Republic of Serbia.