SPLIT POLICE CONFISCATES 25KG OF NARCOTICS

SPLIT, Sept 14 (Hina) - Split-Dalmatia County police have confiscated 25 kilograms of marijuana, thus severing another smuggling chain from neighbouring Bosnia, Split police spokesman Leon Tauber said on Saturday. #L# On the basis of gathered information, police officers arrested D.D. (born 1974) and F.C. (born 1967) at Split's outdoor market at about 5am Saturday under suspicion that they had drugs in their vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the police station and, pursuant to an investigating judge warrant, it was searched. A total of 24 packets of marijuana were found in a hand-crafted compartment in the vehicle's fuel tank. Both men were brought before an investigating judge who ordered detention for both of them. They will be charged with producing and selling of drugs, as well as conspiring to sell drugs. Tauber informed reporters that D.D. was a police officer in Dubovnik-Neretva County. The commander of the county police received a request for initiating disciplinary proceedings against him. (hina) lml