ZAGREB, November 27, 2019 - The police on Wednesday began arresting members of two criminal organisations who, according to unofficial sources, had been involved in collecting data and making false documents for criminal clans in Serbia and Montenegro.
The police have not released any official details as yet. A spokeswoman at the Interior Ministry (MUP), Marina Mandić, confirmed to Hina that police raids began on Wednesday morning and that some of the arrested were police employees.
The raids were conducted throughout Croatia but were focused on Zagreb and Karlovac.
According to unofficial sources, those arrested are suspected of collecting data and making documents like ID cards, travel documents and driver licences for criminals from Serbia and Montenegro.
About thirty people were arrested in the early hours of Wednesday and now their homes, workplaces and vehicles are being searched.
The USKOK anti-corruption office is expected to release an official statement since the case concerns organised crime rings.
Media reports note that documents were made for criminals who belong to the Zemun clan in Serbia and the Škaljarci and Kavčani clans in Montenegro.
The Jutranji List daily notes that these groups are connected to several mafia-style assassinations on several continents.
The daily adds that the suspected police employees collected from the information system data on Croatian citizens that were then used to create false Croatian documents.
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