Police officers of the Police Administration of Bjelovar-Bilogora (Policijska uprava bjelovarsko-bilogorska) thwarted the smuggling of several foreign nationals who, as established, had illegally crossed the state border of the Republic of Croatia. A 42-year-old Ukrainian woman was stopped during the operation and criminal proceedings have been initiated against her.
The suspect was stopped on Friday, 9 October, in the morning hours in Grabovnica near Čazma, while transporting foreign nationals. According to the results of the investigation, she is charged with having transported foreign nationals who had illegally crossed the Croatian state border for a pre-agreed sum of money.
The criminal investigation established that the 42-year-old woman, out of greed, transported foreign nationals who had illegally entered the Republic of Croatia for a pre-agreed sum of money, with the intention of transporting them to their final destination. For this reason, criminal proceedings have been initiated against her on suspicion of committing the criminal offence of unlawful entry, movement and stay in the Republic of Croatia, another member state of the European Union, or a signatory to the Schengen Agreement, under Article 326 of the Criminal Code (Kaznenik).
After completion of the criminal investigation, the 42-year-old woman was handed over to the custody supervisor of the Police Administration of Bjelovar-Bilogora (Policijska uprava bjelovarsko-bilogorska) with a criminal complaint. The police proceeded with the foreign nationals in accordance with the provisions of the Foreigners Act (Zakon o strancima).
