Based on an Interpol warrant issued by Croatia, Bosnia detained on Wednesday a person suspected of being a member of an organized crime group involved in tax and customs evasion.

Croatia issued an international arrest warrant for the suspect is accused of criminal association, tax or customs evasion and abuse of trust in business operations, crimes which allegedly took place between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2019, in Zagreb, Velika Gorica and Split, Bosnia's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) said.

SIPA said the suspect was detained in Poprati, near Stolac, and will be forwarded to the Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina for further processing.