On 19 December 2006, the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) issued a decision ordering custody of one month to the suspect Milorad Vladić, who is suspected of committing the criminal offence of Organising a group or association for smuggling or distribution of goods on which duties were not paid.

In its motion for custody, the Prosecutor’s Office of BiH alleges that there is grounded suspicion that the suspect, as a member of an organised group, together with other individuals, distributed goods for which custom fees were not paid.   The Prosecutor’s Office further alleges that the suspect, together with four other individuals, avoiding payment of custom fees, distributed cigarettes that were smuggled from Serbia and Montenegro to BiH over Drina River in the Municipality of Bijeljina.

After examining the Prosecutor’s Office motion, statement of the suspect and his defence attorney, and accessing the case file, the Court concluded that there was grounded suspicion that the suspect had committed the above criminal offence.  Further, the Court ordered custody having found that evidence pointed to a risk that the suspect, if released, will repeat the same or similar criminal offence.