Several people were detained in a raid conducted by the Republika Srpska (RS) entity Police in the centre of Banja Luka, Thursday evening.

N1 learns that members of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), Adam Sukalo and Vlado Mandic, were apprehended.

The police first searched the vehicle and after long detention without explanation, brought them to the police station, BN TV reported.

The reason for their arrest is unknown.

Sukalo is SNS’ former member of Serbia’s Parliament, while Mandic is a former handball player. Both Sukalo and Mandic are members of the Main Board of Aleksandar Vucic's SNS.