SARAJEVO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Members of Bosnia and Herzegovina's State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) arrested 30 persons who are suspected of smuggling a big amount of gold and silver jewelry, the SIPA said in a statement on Saturday.

"Police seized 60 kilograms of gold, 45 kilograms of silver, some 2,000 pieces of different jewelry estimated at more than 3.5 million KM (2 million U.S. dollars), banknotes in the amount of 60,000 KM, banknotes in the amount of 40,000 euros (44,939 U.S. dollars), six guns and several stamps for jewelry marking," it said.

Police also searched 60 business and private premises in ten cities across the country, according to the statement.

Suspects are charged with offenses of organized crime, smuggling, money laundering, unauthorized warehousing of goods, tax evasion and forgery of signs for the marking of goods, it said.