Maastricht, Netherlands– A Serbian woman known for posing for sultry selfies in designer clothes has been put on Europe’s Most Wanted List for her suspected connection to the $44 million “Peaky Blinders” jewelry raid in 2022.
Ninoslava Jovic was placed on the list on October 28 with several flattering photos in fashionable garb. A reward of $22,900 has been offered for information leading to her arrest, as reported by the The U.S. Sun on Wednesday, November 4. It has not been made clear how authorities believe Jovic, 41, was involved.
The infamous robbery took place at the TEFAF Art and Antiques Fair in Maastricht, Netherlands, on June 28, 2022, per the outlet. Four armed robbers were caught on camera as they stormed the event wearing flat caps and tailored suits similar to those worn on Peaky Blinders, a popular British crime show that ran from 2013 to 2022.
The brazen criminals smashed display cases with sledgehammers before running off with $44 million in jewelry, according to The U.S. Sun, with the whole raid taking place in about two minutes.
Europe’s Most Wanted- Also placed among Europe’s Most Wanted were Aleksandar Cenic, Dusko Dimitrjevic, Bratislav Stojanovic, and Aleksandar Stojiljkovic, who Europol, the European Union’s law enforcement agency, believes are the four men who carried out the burglary.
Authorities believe they fled the scene on e-scooters and ultimately made their way home to the Serbian city of Niš or near Belgrade, according to a report on Thursday, October 29, by DutchNews.nl.
“We have gained insight into names, aliases, video footage, and the locations where the suspects might be,” the lead investigator on the case told Dutch news outlet NOS in a story filed that same day.
According to NOS, Serbia is refusing extradition requests, which is its standard practice for citizens. Dutch police said they hope releasing their names publicly will lead to tips about their movements so they can be captured if they travel abroad.
“After more than four years of international investigation, the suspects below have been identified and are actively sought across Europe,” Europol posted to the list alongside images of Jovic, Cenic, 50, Dimitrjevic, 50, Stojanovic, 41, and Stojiljkovic, 50. Each is wanted for “organized or armed robbery” as part of an ongoing investigation, per the site.
According to NOS, Serbia is refusing extradition requests, which is its standard practice for citizens. Dutch police said they hope releasing their names publicly will lead to tips about their movements so they can be captured if they travel abroad.
“After more than four years of international investigation, the suspects below have been identified and are actively sought across Europe,” Europol posted to the list alongside images of Jovic, Cenic, 50, Dimitrjevic, 50, Stojanovic, 41, and Stojiljkovic, 50. Each is wanted for “organized or armed robbery” as part of an ongoing investigation, per the site.
According to the Sun, only three diamonds stolen that day have resurfaced: one in Israel, one in Hong Kong, and one in Botswana.
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