Akcuza for millions of cigarette smuggling from Tivar Port ʹ part of Albanian and Albanian gang Veton Berisha

Besides Berisha, the indictment has also been filed against Dusko Golubovic and Sander Stanaj, as well as against a host of other people, including former company director “Roxped” Procopije Peric, pharmacy owner “Petanovic” Andrija Petanovic, Mileta Simic, Adnan Sukovic, Predrag Madzgalj, Dejan Milic, Radoje Dakic, Ivan Turcinovic, Vukota Vujevic, and Stanaj's fugitive brother, Nuo Stanaj, Djoko Ljeskovic and Abedin Pepic.

According to the indictment, they are accused of creating a million-dollar criminal organisation and smuggling cigarettes from the Tirana Port Free Zone during 2020 and 2021.

The prosecution claims Dusko Golubovic asked Sander Stanaj through encrypted communication, sent truck and trailer plates that would come to get cigarettes (Regina, Cosmopolitan and other brands), at times and certain locations to Tivar, according to his instructions.

Stanaj was then communicating with his brother Nuo Stanaj, who provided the data of the transport tools from Dejan Miliл including license plates, colors, brand of the truck and driver's name (Radoje Dakiić), and this information ended up again in Golubović. The goal, according to the indictment, was for cigarettes to be delivered to individuals assigned beforehand outside legal procedures.

Golubovic identified as “

In surveillance communications, Golubov is mentioned as “person with Passat”. The prosecution points out that during the shipment of cigarettes from Tivar to Podgorica, the vehicles were accompanied by Nuo Stanaj and Golubović himself, who monitored truck movement and gave instructions for stops.

None of the tools used were officially registered during the entrance or exit of the Tivar Port Free Zone, which according to the SDS testifies to a completely illegal activity.

SCY Messages and Link to Company “

In communications through the SKY-EC application on May 23, 2020, Golubovovic sends Stanaj the message: “Let's park, don't do anything, no one's even calling me”, giving him a phone number. The prosecution claims that this number belongs to Nikola Kovačević, a person authorized at the special company “Playmaker”, which operates at the Tivar Port.

According to the special prosecutor, this indicates that Golubovovic had a key role in coordinating access and exit of the port.

Change of statement for encrypted phone

Golubovic had initially claimed that he did not own an encrypted phone and that he was technically indicted, but in the second testimony, on July 18, 2025, he admitted he had used the AKY.

He denied being the mastermind of the criminal group, only acknowledging there was a certain “role, ”, but not a leader. In his defense, Golubovovic said he has been mediating between Sander Stanaj and businessman Djordje (Ghako) Pavicić, owner of the company “Polmaker”, for which, according to him, was awarded several times as much as 2 to 10 thousand euros, totaling up to 50,000 euros.

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The former ANB official stated that he had no knowledge of customs, port or police employees and that he had no role in smuggling organisation, but had just conveyed messages from Pavicevic to Stanaj, like: “Tell him to send the truck tomorrow to that location”.

He added that trucks were usually parked on boulevard near the cathedral and that there was no knowledge of the type or amount of cigarettes being transported.

Investigations into this case continue as some of the accused are still on the run. /Periscopi/