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| Montenegrin Minister of the Interior, Filip Adžić |
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Montenegro, Filip Adžić, announced on Friday that the police have identified the individuals suspected of opening the tunnel at the Supreme Court in Podgorica.
During a press conference, the names and photographs of the suspects were disclosed, and Minister Axić stated that international arrest warrants for the suspects are expected to be issued on Friday or Saturday, VOA reports.
Mr. Axić stated, "The 32-year-olds Vladimir Erić and Velko Marković, the 53-year-old Milan Marković, and the 30-year-old Dejan Jovanović, all from Serbia, are suspected of committing this crime." He emphasized that "the suspects left Montenegro after the discovery and inspection of the tunnel at the Supreme Court."
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Interior Minister Filip Axić revealed that "there is a certain connection between this criminal organization and a person at the Supreme Court."
On September 11, the police in Montenegro discovered an underground tunnel connecting an apartment to a warehouse near the courthouse, where confiscated narcotics and other evidence of crimes were stored.
Images published by Montenegro's state television show a large hole in the wall of the courthouse's warehouse where trial evidence was stored.
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| Tunnel in the Supreme Court of Montenegro |
According to state authorities, over the past nearly three years, the Supreme Court's warehouse in Podgorica has held approximately 9.5 tons of various types of drugs, including about two tons of cocaine and around seven tons of marijuana.