What exactly are the customs officers from Strmica charged with?

The customs officers are charged with enabling a craftsman from Bosnia and Herzegovina to import larger quantities of central heating equipment without paying customs duties and taxes from January to March 2021, by entering inaccurate data into the Customs Administration's system.

What is the amount of the unlawful financial gain?

According to USKOK, the craftsman gained at least 6,701.10 euros, or 6,701 euros as a rounded figure.

Who is covered by the indictment?

The indictment covers two customs officers (aged 41 and 46) and a 40-year-old craftsman from Bosnia and Herzegovina.

When was the investigation launched?

The investigation was launched on April 8, 2026, and the indictment was filed with the County Court in Split.

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USKOK has filed an indictment with the County Court in Split against two customs officers and a craftsman from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The state has been damaged by at least 6,701 euros.

Summary

USKOK has filed an indictment against two customs officers and a craftsman from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The customs officers enabled the import of heating equipment without paying customs duties and taxes at the Strmica border crossing.
The unlawful financial gain is estimated at least 6,701 euros.
The investigation was launched on April 8, 2026, and the indictment was submitted to the County Court in Split.

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USKOK has filed an indictment with the County Court in Split against two customs officers from the Strmica border crossing and a craftsman from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The customs officers are charged with abuse of official position and authority, while the businessman is charged with inciting that criminal offense.

They Coordinated Vehicle Arrivals and Falsified Data

The indictment charges the 41-year-old and 46-year-old customs officers with enabling the 40-year-old craftsman, between January 24 and March 26, 2021, to import larger quantities of central heating equipment from Bosnia and Herzegovina into Croatia than declared in customs declarations. The goods were intended for a larger number of buyers than stated in the documents.

According to the indictment, the customs officers coordinated with the craftsman about the arrival times of his vehicles at the border crossing. After weighing the cargo, they would notice that the trucks were carrying more goods than declared, but despite this, they entered inaccurate data from the declarations into the Customs Administration's information system. They did not verify the actual quantity and value of the goods, nor did they calculate duties on the undeclared cargo.

Equipment Installed at Multiple Buyers in Croatia

The two customs officers then allowed the craftsman to import and install the uncleared heating equipment, for which they had not determined the actual value nor calculated customs duties and due taxes, at a larger number of individuals in Croatia.

In this way, they secured the craftsman an unlawful financial gain of at least 6,701 euros, according to USKOK. Index.hr specifies the amount as 6,701.10 euros, while Tportal reports the rounded figure of 6,701 euros.

Investigation Launched in April

The indictment is the result of an investigation launched on April 8 this year. The two customs officers, Croatian citizens born in 1985 and 1980, are charged with abuse of position and authority, and the businessman born in 1986 with inciting that criminal offense.