The police in Herceg Novi have taken action against a Russian citizen and a Serbian citizen, collaborating with the competent prosecutor’s office, on suspicions of economic crime.

According to the Police Directorate, since the start of the year, the Herceg Novi Security Department has processed nine criminal reports against nine individuals and three legal entities for offenses that resulted in a total material loss of approximately 2.75 million euros.

One report was filed against a 72-year-old Russian citizen, ST, for allegedly forging documents.

“It is believed that ST created and used several counterfeit documents, including medical records with fiscal invoices purportedly issued by a health institution in Herceg Novi. These were submitted to an insurance company in Moscow to claim reimbursement of medical expenses amounting to 1,134.92 euros. An investigation revealed that ST was not listed as a service user and that the submitted documents lacked the official seal of the institution, suggesting it was forged,” stated the police.

Authorities confirmed that the documents were purportedly certified by individuals who have never been employed at the institution and lacked a license registration number. Additionally, the fiscal invoices were found to have discrepancies, including being in both Cyrillic and Latin script, as per police findings.

“Further investigation led police to suspect that ST was not present in Montenegro on the dates mentioned in the medical documents,” they added.

In another case, a criminal complaint was lodged against a Serbian citizen, SS (22), for the suspected crime of fraud affecting an individual.

“SS is believed to have used multiple Instagram accounts with a false identity claiming to predict sports outcomes and ensure betting profits. He misled the victim into making payments through international postal money orders for his services and ticket purchases for supposedly rigged matches, followed by demands for commission fees on imagined winnings. After this, he ceased all communication with the victim. In total, it is believed SS fraudulently acquired 890 euros,” the police reported.

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