politics
March 16, 2026
DUG WITHOUT PERMISSION, MADE A WHOLE ARTIFICIAL LAKE! Entrepreneur from Aleksinac fell for environmental crime! EARNED 87 MILLION!
Members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Niš, in cooperation with the Department for Suppression of Environmental Crime of the Service for Suppression of Crime of the Criminal Police Directorate, the Republican Water and Agricultural Inspectorate, and by order of the Basic Public Prosecutor's Office in Niš, arrested M. S. (31), owner of a craft shop from Aleksinac, due to the existence of grounds for suspicion that he committed the criminal offenses of unauthorized engagement in a certain activity, illegal production, and environmental damage.
TL;DR
- An entrepreneur from Aleksinac, M. S. (31), was arrested for environmental crimes.
- He is accused of unauthorized exploitation of sand and gravel without permits.
- This activity resulted in the creation of an artificial lake on 23.5 hectares of agricultural land.
- He illegally profited 87,276,793.73 dinars from storing and processing the extracted materials.
- Environmental crime is a growing, high-profit sector globally, second only to drug, arms, and human trafficking.
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