December 23, 2008.

ON DECEMBER 23^rd, 2008,  THE AGENCY DESTROYED 323,4 KG OF HEROIN,

 130 KG OF COCAINE, 2,8 KG OF CANNABIS AND 1,8 KG OF HASHISH.
 

Following the principles of the Public Information Law and acting according to the Law on Free Access to Information of Public Importance, Security - Information Agency announces the following:
 
- On December 23rd, 2008, within the sections of thermo-electric power plant "Nikola Tesla A" in Obrenovac, the Agency destroyed 323,4 kg of heroin, 130 kg of cocaine, 2,8 kg of cannabis and 1,8 kg of hashish.

- The above mentioned amount of narcotics was stored in the adequate area within the BIA Security Institute.

- These narcotics were delivered to the Security Institute according to the procedures after seizure. The narcotics were temporarily stored within the Security Institute and examined by the experts.

- Since in time the court verdicts came into effect and the need for further storing cease to exist, the Director of Security - Information Agency formed a Commission, which included the representatives of judiciary as well. The Commission´s task was to take samples of the mentioned intoxicating substances, to test, analyze and then destroy them.

- The acting of the Commission was strictly based on the regulations of the Criminal Code and the regulations of the Criminal Proceedings Code.

- The whole procedure, from the moment of unlocking the warehouse until the completion of the destruction, was documented in the form of a video record.

- We particularly emphasize that, after this destruction, there are no narcotics of any kind and form left within deposit property of Security - Information Agency.

                                                                                                       Chief of Cabinet
                                                                                                           Jovan Stojić