These are the charges Serbian BIA head Aleksandar Vulin is charged with

As it says, Volin is involved in the organised international “crime, illegal drug trade and abuse of public office”.

As it was further said, Voulin maintained a reciprocal relationship with Serbian arms dealer Slobodan Tssic, who is also under US sanctions, helping him move his illegal arms shipments freely beyond Serbia's borders.

“Vulin actions promoted corruption in government institutions in Serbia. These acts include using his authority for personal gain, including involvement in a drug trafficking ring. He used his public position to support Russia, enabling Russia's malicious influence, thus reducing the security and stability of the Western Balkans, and offering Russia a platform to further expand its influence in the region”, the US Finance Department website says.

It further emphasises that Voulin is director of Serbia's BIA, while earlier he was minister of defence and home affairs. It has also become known that these institutions are not the target of these sanctions

“O The FAC marks Vulin for responsibility or co-operation or direct or indirect involvement in corruption in the Western Balkans, including corruption from, on behalf of, or otherwise linked to the government of any of the Western Balkan governments, or a current or former official government at any level of government in the Western Balkans, such as abuse of public property, expropriation of private property for personal gain or political purposes, or bribery”, is said to be explained.