Dragan Djuric arrested

BELGRADE - Zekstra owner and executive board chairman of the Veterinary Institute Dragan Djuric, owner/director of Akter DOO Tihomir Trisic and owner of Stasa DOO Milan Divljak were arrested on Friday on suspicion of irregularities in fertilizer trading, which resulted in a EUR 7.5 million loss for the Pancevo-based mineral fertilizer plant Azotara, Tanjug reports.

The arrest was conducted by members of the Interior Ministry in cooperation with the Prosecutor's Office for Organized Crime as part of an ongoing investigation into 24 dubious privatizations.

Photo Tanjug/D. Stankovic (Archive)