MAGLOV'S ACCOMPLICE RAPAJIC SURRENDERS TO SPLIT POLICE

SPLIT/ZAGREB, April 6 (Hina) - Ranko Rapajic, aged 39, wanted by police due to his involvement in the smuggling of stolen cars, surrendered voluntarily in Split at 09.35 pm Monday to the 3rd Police Station in that southern city. Rapajic was taken to the Split district court, Croatian Interior Ministry's public relations office reported last night. An indictment alleges that he, along with Croatian Army Colonel Zeljko Maglov and Zoran Dozdor, smuggled stolen cars from abroad via Croatia in Bosnia-Herzegovina from April 1995 to September 1997. This organised group led by Colonel Maglov abused authorities of military police (since some of them were members of that police) to smuggle vehicles to neighbouring Bosnia. In September 1997, Maglov, Rapajic and Dozdor were arrested and taken into custody. After being released on bail in January 1998, the three men jumped bail. Warrants for their arrests were subsequently issued. Maglov was captured on 10 January 1999 and Dozdor surrendered to police on 20 February 1999. The attorney of Rapajic said she expected that the trial of Maglov, Dozdor and Rapajic would commence at Split County court in about one month. She added that she would request that Ranko Rapajic be remanded on bail until the start of the trial. (hina) jn ms