According to 24ur.com, an elite Slovenian referee, Slavko Vinčić, was among those detained in the Kristal police operation, which was organized by the Bijeljina Police Administration in the Republika Srpska. It was allegedly an organized party with cocaine, weapons and prostitutes, Serbian media report. 35 people were detained in a large police operation, among the 'famous' names being starlet Tijana Ajfon. Vinčić was not among the organizers of the party, but he was present during the police raid. According to the Serbian Blic, the police were allegedly searching a weekend house in the town of Suvo polje (near Bijeljina) on suspicion of drug abuse, weapons and prostitution. According to Serbian media, four Slovenes were among those detained. The name of Slavko Vinčić stands out, a prominent Slovenian football referee who also refereed three matches of the elite Champions League this season. According to reliable information, he was brought to the police as a witness. The president of the Slovenian Referees Committee, Vlado Šajn, confirmed that Vinčić was present at the party, but that it was a combination of unfortunate circumstances and that he was "in the wrong place at the wrong time". According to our information, the referee is already on his way to Slovenia, and the police have not filed any criminal charges against him. Vinčić is said to have been on a business trip to Republika Srpska. During the investigation of the mentioned weekend house, the police officers of the Bijeljina Police Department found ten pistols, 14 packages of cocaine and nine tablets of medical drugs. In addition, they seized money of various currencies, worth more than 10,000 euros. (Source: 24ur)
Referee Vinčić claims that he did not know what kind of party he was going to and regrets that he responded to the invitation. "The biggest mistake of my life", Slavko Vinčić described the invitation to a party after a meeting with business partners in Republika Srpska. He was present at a party in the town of Suvo polje, when the police of the Bijeljina Police Department knocked on the door and found drugs, cash and weapons there. In the late evening we managed to get a telephone answer from Slavko Vinčić, who confirmed to us that he was present at the party, but that he was there by chance. "After a meeting with some business partners, we were invited to a celebration at a ranch, to which we responded," explained the referee from Maribor, who also said that most people - there were about 40 of them, he remembers - he did not know, which he later explained to the police in an informative interview. "After the police raid, we were invited to an informative interview, where I explained that I did not know these people at all, after which they gave me the green light to return home and am currently returning to Slovenia," the football referee described the unpleasant and unexpected experience. We learned from sources from the Republika Srpska that no criminal charges had been filed against him. The 40-year-old does not want to comment on his further refereeing career, as this decision is not his. At the moment, however, he primarily wants an "understanding of the family" after such an incident, which created a completely different image through the Serbian and Bosnian media. (Source: 24ur)
