Two Bosnian policemen arrested on people smuggling charges

SARAJEVO, Dec 22 (Hina) - Two police officers from Bosnia-Herzegovina are suspected of having organised people trafficking and participated in illegal transfer of citizens of Bosnia-Herzegovina to western European countries, the Bosnia-Herzegovina prosecutor's office said in a statement on Thursday.

According to the statement, Nermin Krasuljic and Ebubekir Alibasic, both employed in the Tuzla Canton Interior Ministry, were detained on 19 December, following a warrant issued by the State Court of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

An investigation showed that the two men smuggled at least 50 Bosnian citizens to France in 2004 and 2005, charging EUR1,500 per person.

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Two Bosnian policemen arrested on people smuggling charges

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