United States Designates Montenegrin Officials for Significant Corruption

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The United States Department of State has designated two senior Montenegrin officials for their involvement in significant corruption, which has enabled international drug trafficking operations. Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson, revealed that former Budva mayor and Member of Parliament Milo Boʾoviýç and former President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro Vesna Medenica have been designated as generally ineligible for entry into the United States. The officials abused their positions to support organized crime and drug trafficking, with Medenica also leaking judicial information, mediating court decisions, and accepting bribes.

Key Takeaways:

  • The United States Department of State has designated former Budva mayor and Member of Parliament Milo Boʾoviýç and former President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro Vesna Medenica for significant corruption.
  • The officials abused their public positions to support organized crime and international drug trafficking operations, with Medenica also leaking judicial information and accepting bribes.
  • The designations were made under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, as carried forward by the Continuing Appropriations Act.
  • Members of Boʾoviýç's and Medenica's immediate family have also been designated as generally ineligible for entry into the United States, including Dragana Boʾoviýç, BalÊíaBoʾoviýç, and Pavle Boʾoviýç, and Milos Medenica and Marija Medenica.
  • The designations reaffirm the United States' commitment to combating illicit drug trafficking and transnational criminal organizations that threaten U.S. national security interests in the Western Balkans and beyond.

Statistics:

  • The United States Department of State has designated two senior Montenegrin officials for significant corruption.
  • The officials involved in organized crime and drug trafficking have abused public positions to support international drug trafficking operations.
  • The designations were made under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024, as carried forward by the Continuing Appropriations Act.
  • Members of Boʾoviýç's and Medenica's immediate family have been designated as generally ineligible for entry into the United States.

Sources:

  • United States Department of State (3) - Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Principal Deputy Spokesperson Designation of Two Montenegro Public Officials for Significant Corruption Press Statement (September 10, 2025)
  • Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (carried forward by the Continuing Appropriations Act)