Serbian National Extradited to Face Charges of Transporting Over $1 Million Worth of Stolen Luxury Watches

BOSTON - A Serbian national was extradited to the United States on June 5, 2026 to face charges for allegedly assisting in the possession and transportation of over 260 stolen luxury watches valued at $1.4 million. The defendant was arrested by Dutch authorities at an airport in Amsterdam while attempting to flee to his native Serbia.

Dusan Pericic, 41, was charged with possession and sale of stolen goods, transportation of stolen goods and conspiracy to possess, sell, and transport stolen goods. The defendant made his initial appearance in federal court in Boston on June 6, 2026 and is detained pending trial.

According to the charging documents Pericic allegedly obtained 36 luxury watches stolen from the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Barthelemy. These watches were traced back to a retail burglary in Saint-Barthelmy of 269 luxury watches valued at $1.4 million. Pericic allegedly transported and arranged for the transportation of the stolen watches into the United Sates for sale to luxury watch dealers. He is alleged to have sold one of the stolen watches to an identified watch dealer for $34,300 in Florida. On Dec. 21, 2021, Pericic allegedly transported 36 of the stolen watches from Miami to Peabody, Mass. and enlisted a watch dealer to assist him in selling the watches.

The charges of possession and sale of stolen goods and transportation of stolen goods provide for a sentence of up to 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. The charge of conspiracy to possess, sell, and transport stolen goods provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court judge based upon the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and statutes which govern the determination of a sentence in a criminal case.

United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, Boston Field Office made the announcement today. Valuable assistance was provided by the United States Marshal Service. The Justice Department's Office of International Affairs worked with Dutch authorities in securing Dusan Pericic's arrest and extradition. Assistant U.S. Attorney Philip C. Cheng of the Organized Crime and Gang Unit is prosecuting the case.

The details contained in the charging document are allegations. The defendant is presumed to be innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.